Astronomers on Tuesday announced the discovery of eight new potentially habitable planets beyond our solar system, including two that are the most similar to Earth of any discovered so far. First ...

Kepler-442b, one-third larger than Earth and which receives two-thirds of the light that reaches our planet, has a 97% chance of being in a habitable zone. In what way do they resemble our planet?

Among eight new Kepler planets found are the two most Earth-like to date, with possible conditions for the propagation of life. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as ...

Kepler just can’t stop discovering exoplanets. Nearly two years after scientists said it was crippled, the planet-hunting telescope recently identified eight new planets. But that’s not all. They’re ...

Whenever astronomers announce a discovery involving NASA's Kepler space telescope, the "Goldilocks" zone and rocky exoplanets, chances are it's cause for excitement. Scientists Tuesday confirmed eight ...

The amazing Kepler Space Telescope has now catalogued over 1,000 exoplanets. Among them are eight new planets located within habitable zones, including two that astronomers say are the most Earth-like ...

Eight new planets have been discovered in the 'Goldilocks' zone of their stars, orbiting at a distance where oceans and life could exist. The discovery doubles the number of small planets less than ...

Nasa’s Kepler space telescope has found eight planets in the so-called Goldilocks zone of their stars, just at the right distance to contain liquid wa-ter and, possibly, life. With a diameter just 12% ...

Astronomers announced today that they have found eight new planets in the 'Goldilocks' zone of their stars, orbiting at a distance where liquid water can exist on the planet's surface. This doubles ...