The scientists believe the exoplanet, K2-18b, is a “Hycean planet” — meaning it’s home to an abundance of a life-signifying molecules including one that is only produced on Earth by living ...

In fact, the life that could be – emphasis on the could be – thriving on a distant ocean-covered planet named K2-18b is likely not intelligent at all. But that doesn't make the recent ...

Now, new findings reveal that we’re closer to confirming alien life than ever before – although it’s trillions of miles away, on planet K2-18b. At this stage, despite advances in technology ...

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers found huge quantities of chemicals produced by life on Earth in the atmosphere of the planet K2-18b. According to scientists from the ...

There has been vigorous debate in scientific circles about whether the planet K2-18b, which is 124 light years away in the Leo constellation, could be an ocean world capable of hosting microbial ...

Scientists have found further evidence of possible biosignature gases on the nearby exoplanet K2-18b, strengthening the case that it could support alien life. In 2023, researchers using NASA's ...

The planet in question, K2-18b, was discovered in 2015 by NASA's Kepler mission, which revealed that planets outside our solar system are so common that they outnumber stars. K2-18b orbits a cool ...

Why astronomers are unconvinced K2-18b is home to alien life : Short Wave Recently, a group of scientists claimed they found possible signs of life on a planet called K2-18b. The news made ...

K2-18b resides within the habitable zone of its star, making the presence of liquid water and thus life possible. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers detected molecules in K2-18b's ...