The new observations were carried out using JWST’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), which captured signals in the mid-infrared ...

A team of researchers has recently claimed they have discovered a gas called dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the atmosphere of ...

Astro Brief is a collaboration between KSMU, the Missouri Space Grant, and MSU's Department of Physics, Astronomy and ...

Unlock the mysteries of the cosmos with groundbreaking revelations about exoplanet K2-18b! Dive into JWST's September 2023 ...

K2-18b recently made headlines after researchers claimed to observe possible “signs of life” in the planet's atmosphere. So, ...

They analyzed the data behind the recent claims of biosignature detection in the atmosphere of K2-18b and found that other ...

Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they remain cautious,” states a Cambridge University press release.

On Earth, DMS is made by ocean plankton, then quickly broken down in the atmosphere through photochemical and other reactions ...

Warmer climates than Earth’s could accelerate life’s development, potentially increasing the number of planets with more ...

And last month, scientists said that they discovered the strongest indication yet of life on a planet 120 light-years away.

By comparing those fingerprints to 20 different molecules that they would potentially expect to observe in the atmosphere, ...