Does liquid water exist on the surface of Kepler-1649c, a rocky alien planet just 6% bigger than the Earth? A new paper published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters reveals that astronomers have ...

Meet exoplanet Kepler-1649c — it’s the same size as Earth, and its distance from its sun is just right for life — and that may NOT be a good thing. Sitting roughly 300 light years from Earth, the ...

A planet with a similar size to Earth, orbiting a distant star some 300 light-years away, and is likely suitable for life, was discovered by astronomers examining data collected by the now-defunct ...

Scientists have made an exciting discovery in deep space — but not with an existing telescope or space probe. Combing through a backlog of data collected several years ago by NASA’s now defunct Kepler ...

A reanalysis of data from NASA's Kepler space telescope has revealed an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting in its star's habitable zone, the area around a star where a rocky planet could support liquid ...

Researchers have discovered an Earth-sized planet that lies in the habitable zone of a star located around 300 light-years from Earth. The international team of scientists estimate that the planet, ...

“This intriguing, distant world gives us even greater hope that a second Earth lies among the stars, waiting to be found,” Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission ...

Life down on Earth may be fairly weird right now, but that isn't stopping scientists from sifting through NASA data to try to identify Earth-like planets out in the universe. The Kepler space ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. NASA's ...

In April 2021, NASA discovered an “Earth-sized, habitable planet” located 300 light-years from Earth. The so-named Kepler-1649c was found while scientists were looking through old observations from ...

in the search for alien life. It's very exciting to find a planet like Earth. Among the many exoplanets we found, only a handful have been strong candidates for supporting life the way Earth tons.