NASA's planet-hunting mission, the Kepler Space Telescope, has just discovered Kepler-452b, a planet that scientists are calling "Earth 2.0." Scientists said in a press conference Thursday that they ...

NASA announced on Thursday that scientists have discovered a planet similar in size to Earth that orbits in a zone conducive to supporting life. It’s not clear whether the planet discovered is rocky ...

Spotting new exoplanets with NASA's Kepler space telescope is nothing new. Google even managed to automate the process with machine learning. Just add them to the pile with the 3,700 other exoplanets, ...

Learn about HD 137010 b, a cold Earth‑sized planet candidate that sits near the outer edge of its star’s habitable zone.

Astronomers have determined that the planet Kepler-10c, discovered by NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope back in 2011 and thought to be a gas giant, is actually solid, making it an unprecedented ...

NASA's Kepler has successfully detected planets once again, despite the failure of two of its reaction wheels. Our premiere planet-finder is back in action. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...