Relative sizes of the newly discovered habitable-zone planets and Earth. Left to right: Kepler-69c, Kepler-62e, Kepler-62f and Earth (except for Earth, these are artists' renditions). Image credit: ...

A University of Washington astronomer has discovered perhaps the most Earth-like planet yet found outside the solar system by the Kepler Space Telescope. Eric Agol, a UW associate professor of ...

Although the Kepler space telescope already past its expected lifespan, NASA is trying to keep it alive and on its planet-finding mission. NASA's Kepler space telescope has found more than 2,700 ...

(CNN) — In the midst of chaos here on Earth, scientists are finding hope for life on other planets. Scientists announced Thursday the discovery of three planets that are some of the best candidates so ...

On April 18, scientists announce the discovery of three Earth-like planets potentially suited for life. Kepler-62e, Kepler-62f, and Kepler-69c are three unique examples among the total 122 confirmed ...

PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered two new planetary systems that include three super-Earth-size planets in the “habitable zone,” the range of distance from a star where the ...

NASA on Thursday made a major announcement, saying our place in the universe has some new neighbors on which life could be flourishing.NASA scientists announced the discovery of three new planets on ...

The search for Earthlike, habitable planets beyond the Sun has been something like a boulder rolling downhill ever since the Kepler space telescope went into orbit in 2009. Before that, ground-based ...

Kepler 62e is 1.61x Earth's size and orbits every 122 days, while Kepler 62f is 1.41x Earth-size and orbits every 267 days. There's still a great deal we don't know about the new planets, which is why ...

Water worlds? Astronomers have detected the most Earth-like planet that has the potential to support water yet found by NASA's Kepler Space Telescope. The planet, known as Kepler 62f, is one of five ...