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Experts at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found a 'Super-Earth' among the stars known as Kepler-725c, which ...

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"Until we can separate these signals more clearly, we have to be especially careful not to misinterpret them as signs of life ...

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

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

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

An astonishing new claim that we have finally discovered “alien life” has left the space world reeling. The world of astronomy is abuzz with excitement. Have we discovered the first-ever evidence of ...

It might or might not be the smell of aliens, but dimethyl sulfide — and its funky odor — definitely gets around ...

In April, astronomers said they had detected a possible signature of life on the exoplanet K2-18b. Now, three independent ...