Among the roughly 10 billion white dwarf stars in the Milky Way galaxy, a greater number than previously expected could ...

Keep your eye on the ball” is a motto for many athletes—and for astronomers trying to find Earth-threatening space rocks ...

Nor were these worlds all small like our inner planets. The most common planets seen by Kepler have a radius between Earth’s and Neptune’s — unlike any planet in the Solar System.

Among the roughly 10 billion white dwarf stars in the Milky Way galaxy, a greater number than previously expected ...

A huge, airy giant planet has been discovered by astronomers from MIT, the University of Liège in Belgium, and other ...

NASA's Pandora mission, launching in fall 2025, will study the atmospheres of over 20 exoplanets, focusing on clouds, hazes, ...

Here are some pics of most earth-like exoplanets uploaded by NASA: Gliese 667Cc, 22 light-years from Earth, is 4.5 times Earth's mass, orbits its cooler red dwarf star in 28 days, and likely resides ...

are not a replica of the Earth, it has mega-oceans on the surfaces, but their properties are utterly different. For example, a planet like Kepler-138d has an average atmospheric temperature of around ...

Kepler-62f, an Earth-like planet, is considered a possible habitat for life. It might resemble Endor, with lush forests and life-supporting conditions.

Astronomers from MIT, the University of Liège in Belgium, and other institutions have stumbled upon a truly bizarre planet—an ...

The Earth-like planet around a small ... fast-moving planet uninhabitable. The exoplanet Kepler-452 b appears so similar to our home planet that NASA has dubbed the world "Earth's older cousin." ...