It's just 18 light-years away: a super-Earth named GJ 251c with a minimum mass about 3.84 times that of our own planet. The ...

The newly discovered world is called GJ 251c and it is a super-Earth orbiting a red dwarf star less than 20 light-years away.

When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery with the identification of TOI-715 b, a super-Earth exoplanet located 137 ...

If alien life exists on the newly discovered JG 251 c, we could know about it in the next 10 years.

Astronomers have long searched for planets like ours, and now, a new discovery brings that dream a little closer to reality.

Astronomers have discovered GJ 251 c, a rocky super-Earth just 20 light-years away, one of the most promising nearby worlds ...

The conditions favouring the rise of advanced aliens are much rarer than previously thought, according to a new study, which ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Earth-like worlds may be closer and more plentiful than anyone imagined. Astronomers reported Wednesday that the nearest Earth-like planet may be just 13 light-years away -- or ...

The exoplanet is believed to be one of the farthest known from Earth. This artist's map of the Milky Way shows the location of one of the farthest known exoplanets, lying 13,000 light-years away. Most ...