A series of studies have cast doubt on the sensational claim that "the strongest evidence yet" was found that life exists anywhere else besides Earth.

Recent analysis of JWST data casts doubt on DMS signals found on exoplanet K2-18b. Scientists urge caution, noting the signals may stem from non-biological sources like ethane.

The search for extraterrestrial life has long gone back and forth between scientific curiosity, public fascination and ...

But new research from the University of Chicago is urging caution. After analyzing data from multiple observations of the ...

Data from the James Webb Space Telescope on exoplanet K2-18b has revealed the "strongest hints yet of biological activity ...

Astronomers find evidence of a possible ninth planet beyond Neptune, reigniting the debate about the formation of the Solar ...

In April, a team of astronomers announced that they might — just might — have found signs of life on a planet over 120 ...

When astronomers last month said they might have discovered the most promising hints of alien life yet on a distant planet, ...

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Scientists are analysing the smells of space – from the aroma onboard space stations to planets hundreds of light years away ...

Excitement around the potential discovery of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b is fading as new analyses cast doubt on initial ...