Webb witnessed a highly ionised gas whose level of energy was too high to come from something like supernovae, making scientists believe the presence of a supermassive black hole.

Indian-origin astrophysicist Nikku Madhusudhan is leading what may be a major step forward in the search for alien life, with ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, the team detected chemical fingerprints within the atmosphere of K2-18b that suggest ...

Scientists have detected potential evidence of life on K2-18b, a distant exoplanet. A Cambridge team using NASA’s James Webb ...

Scientists have found the best ever hint of alien life on another planet. But they aren’t getting entirely excited just yet.

NASA’s Webb Telescope captured NGC 1514’s glowing rings and dust clumps, revealing oxygen but no carbon clues to a dying star ...

Cambridge University astronomers spotted two molecules in the planet's atmosphere that give them cause for their theory.

Fresh data from the James Webb Space Telescope provide more evidence for what some consider a biosignature — but debate is ...

While cautious about the findings, astronomers detected traces of a chemical that, on Earth, is produced by phytoplankton.

Scientists using The James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered potentially earth-shattering evidence indicating that a ...

PARIS (AFP) — Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other scientists expressed skepticism.

The discovery was made on a massive exoplanet known as K2-18b that for years has captivated scientists searching for life ...