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One of the smallest, coolest stars found to have planets of any kind—just 86 light-years from the solar system—appears to have an Earth-like volcanic world. The planet, called LP 791-18 d, is ...
Astronomers using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope announced the discovery of the most Earth-like planet yet orbiting a distant star like our own sun, bringing to a dozen the number of small worlds ...
New Earth-like planets found orbiting a Sun-like star. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2013 / 04 / 130418140957.htm ...
One of those newly-discovered planets that has garnered attention is a hot, rocky “super Earth” called Gliese 411b. Scientists have even discovered a planet orbiting the closest star to Earth ...
Planet Kepler-22b might be right temperature for liquid water. Dec. 6, 2011 — -- NASA's Kepler space telescope has found a new planet-- the most Earth-like yet -- circling a yellow star ...
NASA is always on the hunt for planets like our own, and recently found a new super-Earth by the name of TOI-715b. The planet is larger than our own, but it’s position and makeup mean that it ...
New earth-size planet discovered By George Petras, Traci Watson, Mitchell Thorson, USA TODAY. August 24, 2016. Artist's ... The new planet could be very different from Earth.
A new, Earth-sized planet has been discovered only 90 light-years away from us. In astronomical terms, that’s right next door. What’s more, it might be capable of supporting life.
A quartet of Earth-like worlds, each about 20% to 30% the size of our planet, circle one of our closest stellar neighbors, a new study reveals. The rocky alien worlds are close enough that future ...
There’s a new Earth-size planet on the block, and it’s the closest potentially habitable world that orbits a “quiet” life-friendly star. Discovered just 11 light-years away, Ross 128b ...
An international research team has discovered two new Earth-like planets near one of our closest stars. Teegarden's Star is about 12.5 light years away and is one of the smallest known stars.
More Than 1,000 Potential New Planets Found. ... Kepler's latest discoveries include 196 new Earth-size planet ... One major concern for astronomers is that what looks like a planet may in fact be ...