Kepler was one of the most successful exoplanet-hunting missions so far. It discovered 2,600 confirmed exoplanets—almost half ...

Astronomers have discovered an intriguing, potentially habitable, super-earth not far from us in cosmic terms.

Credit: NASA Amex / JPL-Caltech/T Pyle. Kepler was one of the most successful exoplanet-hunting missions so far. It discovered 2,600 confirmed exoplanets – almost half of the total – in its ...

A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.

UK researchers have confirmed the existence of a “super Earth” located 20 light-years away that could reveal the existence of ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionized astronomy in just three years. A new project celebrates its impact on the ...