Data from the Kepler project has confirmed a new world that fulfills the telescope's goal of locating Earth-sized planets ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have found a planet way out in the cosmos that’s close in size and content to Earth — an astronomical first. But hold off on the travel plans. This rocky world is so ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - For the first time, scientists have found a planet beyond the solar system that not only is the same size as Earth, but has the same proportions of iron and rock, a key step in ...
A team of astronomers has found the first Earth-sized planet outside the solar system that has a rocky composition like that of Earth. This exoplanet, known as Kepler-78b, orbits its star very closely ...
Fast and furious A team of astronomers has discovered an Earth-sized planet where it could be your birthday, Christmas and New Year's Eve every day. The planet, named Kepler 78b and discovered by NASA ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have found a planet way out in the cosmos that’s close in size and content to Earth — an astronomical first. But hold off on the travel plans. This rocky world is so ...
Scientists this week announced the discovery of a new planet, roughly 400 lightyears away, that they are calling Kepler 78b. Kepler is rare in that it contains similar features to that of the planet ...