The discovery of dimethyl sulfide on K2-18b, a planet 120 light-years away, has ignited hopes for extraterrestrial life due to its potential for liquid water. While scientists are excited about ...

The story so far: On April 17, an international research team published a paper in which it reported that the distant exoplanet K2-18b may be habitable. The claim was met with cautious excitement ...

Astronomers have detected potential signs of life on planet K2-18b, located 700 trillion miles away, using the James Webb Space Telescope. The team discovered chemical traces of dimethyl sulphide ...

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 ...

Its name is K2-18b, a mysterious world 124 light-years away in Leo, which currently hogs the spotlight down here below. Some scientists think it could be a steamy ocean planet with the right vibes ...

Using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the researchers detected atmospheric clues hinting that microbial organisms could be living on the surface of K2-18b, visible in the ...

More information: Yuzhen Guo et al, Ab-initio dynamic study of mechanisms for dust-mediated molecular hydrogen formation in space, Communications Chemistry (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s42004-025-01489-z ...

Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), they identified the molecules dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and/or dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) in the atmosphere of the exoplanet K2-18b, which orbits ...

Last week, a team of astronomers ignited global headlines by announcing the "strongest evidence yet" for life beyond our solar system, ushering in what appears to be the latest chapter in humanity ...

The planet’s name is K2-18b, meaning it is the first planet in the 18th planetary system found by the extended NASA Kepler mission, K2. Astronomers assign the “b” label to the first planet i ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, the team detected chemical fingerprints within the atmosphere of K2-18b that suggest ... who first identified molecular oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere as ...