Earth, dubbed Kepler-725c, has been discovered orbiting within the habitable zone of its host star, offering new ...

Kepler-725c is roughly 2,472 light years from Earth, circling a G9V star in about 207.5 days. Its path brings it into a ...

Using the Kepler space telescope, the agency had discovered an exoplanet the size of Earth located in the habitable zone of another star. The planet was the first of a similar size to Earth ...

An international team of astronomers led by the University of Galway has discovered the likely site of a new planet in ...

Pollard A quartet of Earth-like worlds, each about 20% to 30% the size of our planet ... to travel to and colonize these newly discovered planets using new forms of rocket propulsion, such ...

It is roughly the same size as Earth ... quest to find Earth-like planets and, potentially, extraterrestrial life. As we continue to explore the cosmos, each new discovery brings us closer ...

A team of astronomers believe they may have discovered a new dwarf planet—just like Pluto—on the edge of our solar system.