— -- 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 ...
This artist’s impression shows a sunset seen from the super-Earth Gliese 667 Cc. Astronomers have estimated that there are tens of billions of such rocky worlds orbiting faint red dwarf stars in the ...
One of the worlds in the TRAPPIST-1 system, a mere 40 light-years away, just might be clad in a life-supporting atmosphere. In exciting new JWST observations, the Earth-sized exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e ...
The planetary system, located 120 light-years away, features four worlds orbiting a red dwarf star and challenges classical formation schemes.
The planet is one of the best worlds for follow-up studies to determine whether it could be habitable or not.
A newly identified planet candidate, HD 137010 b, looks strikingly Earth-like in size and orbit — but it may be colder than Mars due to its dimmer star. If it has a thick enough atmosphere, though, ...
Astronomers have identified a frozen, Earth-sized world circling a nearby sunlike star, a find that sharpens the search for ...
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In a blow to anyone dreaming that complex life may exist elsewhere in the universe, a new study suggests we're unlikely to find it around many of the most common stars in the galaxy. A new study led ...
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One of the worlds in the TRAPPIST-1 system, a mere 40 light-years away, just might be clad in a life-supporting atmosphere. In exciting new JWST observations, the Earth-sized exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e ...