HD 20794 d completes its orbit just shy of two Earth years, placing it well within reach of conditions that might harbor life ...

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

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

It is believed that the planet, named HD 20794 d, is at just the right distance from its star to sustain water on its surface ...

An exoplanet is a planet outside our solar system that usually orbits a star in our galaxy. More than 7,000 have been found ...

These key-to-life elements have not been detected on ... Meanwhile, UK researchers confirmed the existence of a “super-Earth” 20 light-years away that’s in the habitable zone — meaning ...

Astronomers have discovered another exoplanet that may have favourable conditions for the existence of liquid water. We are ...

Thirty years after the discovery of the first exoplanet, we detected more than 7000 of them in our Galaxy. But there are ...

A planet that may support alien life has been discovered less than 20 light-years away from Earth - and it's believed to ...

Credit: MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO A super-Earth planet that dips in and out ... Winters would be long and hard, and life might struggle to survive on a planet that spends most of its time frozen.

with the aim of finding life elsewhere in the Universe. This is the background to the discovery of super-Earth HD 20794 d by an international team. The new planet lies in an eccentric orbit ...