Astronomers who identified HD 20794 d say its proximity to its host star and orbital pattern suggest it could hold water.
A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.
Thirty years after the discovery of the first exoplanet, astronomers have detected more than 7,000 of them in our galaxy. But ...
UK researchers have confirmed the existence of a “super Earth” located 20 light-years away that could reveal the existence of ...
Scientists have confirmed the discovery of a new planet which is six times as large as the Earth and could host alien life.
A planet that may support alien life has been discovered less than 20 light-years from Earth. The "promising" super-Earth - ...
Found by Dr Michael Cretignier of the University of Oxford, the planet has a mass six times greater than Earth's and orbits ...
The study of exoplanets has come a long way since the first detection of a planet orbiting a star other than the Sun in 1995.
The exoplanet, which has been named HD 20794 d, orbits in the ‘habitable zone’ of a nearby star similar to our sun.
The exciting discovery just 20 light-years away from Earth could play a 'pivotal role' in the search for life on other ...
Astronomers have long been trying to find life beyond our own planet, and a new discovery might just be a promising location ...
A suspected planet that appears well-suited to life has had its existence confirmed – and it’s very much in our neighborhood, ...