NASA Planet Hunter Finds its 1st Earth-size Habitable-zone World
WEBJan 7, 2020 · NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered its first Earth-size planet in its star’s habitable zone, the range of distances where conditions may be just right to allow the presence of liquid water on the surface.
Scientists have discovered a theoretically habitable, Earth-size …
WEBMay 24, 2024 · Two teams of scientists have discovered a theoretically habitable planet called Gliese 12b that’s smaller than Earth but bigger than Venus, just 40 light-years away.
Discovery Alert: A ‘Super-Earth’ in the Habitable Zone - Science@NASA
WEBJan 31, 2024 · The recently discovered super-Earth, TOI-715 b, might be making its appearance at just the right time. Its parent star is a red dwarf, smaller and cooler than our Sun; a number of such stars are known to host small, rocky worlds. At the moment, they’re the best bet for finding habitable planets.
Astronomers Find New Super-Earth That Could Be a Habitable …
WEBFeb 5, 2024 · Astronomers have found a new Super-Earth orbiting an M-dwarf (red dwarf) star about 137 light-years away. The planet is named TOI-715b, and it's about 1.55 Earth's radius and is inside the star's habitable zone. There's …
Second potentially habitable Earth-size planet found orbiting ... - CNN
WEBJan 10, 2023 · A NASA mission has spotted an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting a small star about 100 light-years away. The planet, named TOI 700 e, is likely rocky and 95% the size of our world.
Discovery Alert: A Rocky ‘Super-Earth’ in the Habitable Zone
WEBSep 16, 2022 · Illustration of a newly discovered super-Earth, LP 890-9 c, foreground, and its sister planet, LP 890-9 b, orbiting a red-dwarf star some 98 light-years away from Earth.
NASA's Kepler Telescope Discovers First Earth-Size Planet in …
WEBApr 17, 2014 · Using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the first Earth-size planet orbiting a star in the “habitable zone” — the range of distance from a star where liquid water might pool on the surface of an orbiting planet.
NASA announces new 'super-Earth': Exoplanet orbits in 'habitable …
WEBFeb 5, 2024 · NASA. Could a recently discovered "super-Earth" have the potential temperature and conditions to sustain life? The new exoplanet is situated "fairly close to us" -- only 137 light-years away -- and orbits within a "habitable zone," according to NASA.
Earth-Size, Habitable Zone Planet Found Hidden in Early NASA …
WEBApr 15, 2020 · A team of transatlantic scientists, using reanalyzed data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope, has discovered an Earth-size exoplanet orbiting in its star’s habitable zone, the area around a star where a rocky planet could support liquid water.
NASA exoplanet telescope discovers 'super-Earth' in its star's ...
WEBFeb 6, 2024 · NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS has spotted a 'super-Earth' in the habitable zone of its red dwarf star, with indications it may have Earth-sized company.
Skip to content