When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Amanda Smith, Nikku Madhusudhan Hycean worlds, which are a possible kind of exoplanet ...

Scientists have discovered what they believe to be the strongest signature yet of alien life on a distant planet 120 light years from Earth. Astronomers at the University of Cambridge say they are ...

An ocean world that’s teeming with microbes — and who knows what other kinds of life — is currently the best explanation for some chemical signatures that the James Webb Space Telescope has spotted in ...

Hycean worlds, which are a possible kind of exoplanet with deep oceans surrounded by a thick envelope of hydrogen, could provide the best chance for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to detect ...