Proctor/J. Pollard A quartet of Earth-like worlds, each about 20% to 30% the size of our planet, circle one of our closest ...

Even more exciting, the model suggests that some Earth-like planets could form in the habitable zone—the region around a star ...

The findings provide strong evidence that four giant exoplanets 130 light-years from Earth formed much like Jupiter and ...

Life could have the time and energy to arise and prosper on Earth-like worlds in the rapidly shrinking "Goldilocks zones" ...

Beyond explaining these observations, the model also allows for predictive analysis of planetary formation and even hints at the potential for other Earth-like planets. Izidoro said although it ...

Light has been detected from a planet similar to Earth – but it has no atmosphere ... whether planets orbiting small active stars like TRAPPIST-1 can house atmospheres needed to support life.

GRINSPOON: Let's take the example of three planets: Mars, Venus and Earth. They are a trio of sibling worlds. Venus and Mars are our next of kin; they are the two most Earth-like planets that we ...

“Today, the Earth is a little less lonely, because there’s a new kid on the block,” Jon Jenkins, the Kepler project’s data analysis lead, told reporters at a news conference last week (July 23), ...

White dwarfs are formed after stars like the sun undergo an expansion into red giants and then shed their outer layers. The sun’s transformation could push planets, including Earth, into more ...

The model developed by the team found that white dwarfs can fuel both processes simultaneously, making Earth-like planets possible around white dwarfs. This discovery could help widen the focus of ...