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 ...

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, ...

An illustration of Kepler-1649c orbiting around its host red dwarf star. (Image: NASA/Ames Research Center/Daniel Rutter) Planetary discoveries: A second Earth may have been found! Reanalyzed data ...

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 ...

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 ...

It might be a nice place to visit but a killer to get there. Located a mere 300 light-years from Earth is a planet outside our solar system potentially capable of sustaining human life, according to a ...

Earth-like Exoplanet Kepler-1649c found: NASA’s Kepler spacecraft, which was retired by the apex space agency in 2018, has given information about an Earth-sized exoplanet which may be capable of ...

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 ...

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 review of early data returned by NASA's Kepler mission has revealed one of the most Earth-like exoplanets discovered so far. Located 300 light-years away, the new planet is slightly larger than our ...