There are about 300 million Habitable Planets in the Milky Way
Scientists using data from the Kepler space telescope, estimated that there could be as many as 300 million potentially habitable planets in our galaxy.
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Earth-sized ‘pi planet’ with a 3.14-day orbit
Astronomers at MIT and elsewhere have discovered an Earth-sized exoplanet that zips around its star every 3.14 days.
Exoplanets could be made of Diamond and Rock
Scientists say exoplanets circling carbon-rich stars could be made of diamond and silica.
Fastest Star ever observed
Fastest star ever observed by astronomers is moving at more than 8% the speed of light.
There could be 6 billion Earth-like planets in our Galaxy
There could be as many as six billion Earth-like planets in the Milky Way Galaxy, according to new estimates.
Star/Exoplanet best twin to the Sun/Earth discovered
Astronomers have found the star Kepler-160 and its companion KOI-456.04 are more reminiscent of the Sun-Earth system than any previously known exoplanet-star pair.
Another Earth
This artist’s concept shows exoplanet Kepler-1649c orbiting around its host red dwarf star.
Most Earth-like Exoplanet discovered
The most Earth-like exoplanet discovered, 300 light-years away, orbiting in the habitable zone of its star., hidden in early NASA Kepler data.
First Exoplanet discovered with Water
First super-Earth exoplanet discovered with water vapor, orbiting in the habitable zone of its star, which may hold alien life.
How many Earth-like planets are nearby?
New study provides most accurate estimate of frequency that exoplanets similar to Earth occur around stars similar to our sun.
