A team of astronomers claims to have sniffed out a “biosignature” in the atmosphere of a distant planet called K2-18b. But not everyone agrees that it signals life. An illustration shows what ...

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Scientists have given a stark warning to anyone hoping that Venus might once have been home to alien life: stop. For decades, astronomers have speculated that our closest neighbour might once have ...

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We might be inching closer to discovering extraterrestrial life as scientists announce a new mission aimed at determining the existence of alien lifeforms on Venus. Despite being one of the most ...