Exoplanets could have better conditions for life than Earth, study finds
"This is a surprising conclusion," the team admits.
Tag: earth like planet
Potentially habitable planet found close to our solar system
It's the closest Earth-like planet we've ever discovered: Wolf 1061c lies in the habitable zone, joining a very elite list of ...
Earth-like planet spotted for the first time with a ground-based telescope
Space-based telescopes have been used to spot planets (even Earth-like planets) for years now, but this is the first time ...
Water detected in a planet outside our solar system
Astronomers have recently discovered water in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system, using a novel technique - ...
Kepler telescope – Earth size planets number ’17 billion’
Astronomers working on the Kepler telescope believe that every 1 in 6 stars hosts at least an Earth-sized planet in ...
Scientists find best planets for extraterrestrial life
Searching for extraterrestrial life is no longer a dream, but a reality, and researchers are beginning to significantly narrow down ...
Astronomers find best candidate for Earth-like planet, only 38 light years away
Artist impression of HD 85512b, a viable candidate for the first Earth-like planet to be discovered. ...
An update on Gliese 581, the Earth-like planet
If you don't remember Gliese, it is the long talked about earth like planet, located in the Goldilocks area. Last ...
Astronomers unveil densest rocky planet: ‘super rocky exotic Earth’
The planet in case is 55 Cancri e, and it's 60 per cent larger in diameter than Earth but eight ...
Earth-like planet may not exist
After an exciting discovery of a habitable earth-like planet, skepticism settles back in as a second team of scientists casts ...
First rocky habitable Earth-like planet
A recently discovered planet is just about the right size and is in the right place to host life; as ...