Artist's concept of the surface of the newfound exoplanet Kepler-452b, which is about 60 percent wider and five times more massive than Earth. This illustration imagines that a runaway greenhouse ...

Astronomers digging through data from NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler space telescope say they have discovered the closest Earth-like “twin” circling another star ever found. The planet, called ...

The crew of The Ark (streaming now on Peacock) abandoned a dying Earth in pursuit of humanity’s new home on Proxima centauri b. That world does have one thing going for it, it’s nearby, orbiting the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have identified a "close cousin" to Earth that's orbiting a sun-like star and might harbor life. "It is the closest thing that we have to another place that ...

Kepler-452b is the most Earth-like planet ever discovered, a place with just enough sunlight to possibly support the crops and house plants of life forms like ourselves. But don't pack your bags just ...

NASA’s announcement of the discovery of a new extrasolar planet has been met with a lot of excitement. But the truth is that it is impossible to judge whether it is similar to Earth with the few ...

In its search for life outside our solar system, NASA’s Kepler telescope has discovered a planet with the closest resemblance to Earth that’s ever been observed, which makes the possibility of space ...

Kepler-452b may be Earth's close cousin, but living on the newfound world would still be an alien experience. A group of pioneers magically transported to the surface of Kepler-452b-- which is the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Kepler-452b may be Earth's close cousin, but living on the newfound world would still be an alien ...