"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Scientists have announced the detection of dimethyl sulfide—a chemical that, on Earth, is only produced ...

For the first time, scientists have used the James Webb Space Telescope to detect methane in the atmosphere of an exoplanet. Credit: Amanda Smith illustration While the James Webb Space Telescope ...

Dimethyl sulfide, also known as DMS, sounds like it could be a chemical compound you’d try to avoid on an ingredient label or the poisonous ingredient in a murder mystery. But some scientists view ...

A team of astronomers have detected what they call the most promising signs to date of a possible biosignature, or signs of past or present life linked to biological activity, on an exoplanet named K2 ...

LONDON (AP) - Astronomers have found possible chemical signs of life on a distant planet outside our solar system, though they caution more work is needed to confirm their findings. The research, led ...

Researchers find certain biosignature molecules may not indicate life is present, contrary to popular thought. One way to understand the potential for life on far-off planets -- those in other solar ...

New JWST data strengthens earlier hints that K2-18b, a possible water world 120 light-years away, could host the chemical byproducts of life. Reading time 3 minutes Look alive: The James Webb Space ...

The rumors have been out there for a while now, percolating through respectable corners of the astronomy and astrobiological community, that the James Webb Space Telescope has found a planet with ...

Data stored in ice cores dating back 55 years bring new insight into atmospheric levels of a molecule that can significantly affect weather and climate. Data stored in ice cores dating back 55 years ...