Scientists continue to mine data gathered by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, retired in 2018, and continue to turn up ...

Worlds that circle stars other than our own are called “exoplanets.” This specific one could be the very first planet like Earth that we see passing in front ...

NASA’s Kepler telescope has identified Kepler 452b, the most Earth like planet ever discovered, orbiting in the habitable zone of a sunlike star. This video explains why the find is so important, how ...

A team of researchers at the University of Southern Queensland has discovered a potentially habitable planet 150 light-years ...

On April 18, scientists announce the discovery of three Earth-like planets potentially suited for life. Kepler-62e, Kepler-62f, and Kepler-69c are three unique examples among the total 122 confirmed ...

— -- Astronomers on Monday reported the discovery of an Earth-like planet outside the solar system whose size and distance from its own star put it in the "habitable" zone and make for a surface ...

Scientists have discovered over 6,000 planets that orbit stars other than our sun, known as exoplanets. More than half of ...