Researchers have come up with a color-coded key that could prove crucial in detecting signs of life on exoplanet clouds.

Researchers at Cornell University have developed the first-ever reflectance spectra — essentially a color-coded key — of the ...

When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start by looking at a star's ...

Researchers have created the first color key of sky-dwelling microbes to help detect signs of alien life in the clouds of ...

The search for alien life often sparks the imagination with images of extraterrestrial beings and strange worlds. However, a ...

Where will we first find life beyond Earth? This is what a recent study published in The Astronomical Journal hopes to ...

The James Webb Telescope is reshaping our understanding of distant worlds, revealing exoplanet atmospheres, potential ...

An exoplanet completely or densely covered by clouds could aid astronomers in their search for signs of life beyond Earth. Cloudy skies may spoil a picnic or block a view of the stars through a ...

A team of international astronomers, led by Turkish doctoral student Selçuk Yalçınkaya, has unveiled four new exoplanets – ...

Our search for exoplanets is focused on Milky Way stars. It's been successful, with more than 6,000 detected so far.

In the search for extraterrestrial life, the presence of water is a key signature of possible habitability. Identifying why ...

For the first time ever, astronomers have spotted a powerful coronal flare (cme) from a star other than the Sun.