Artist's concept of a potentially habitable super-Earth orbiting a star called HD 20794. Illustration credit: Gabriel Pérez ...

Astronomers have identified a super-Earth orbiting a Sun-like star just 20 light-years away, making it one of the closest and ...

Scientists have identified HD 20794 d, a super-Earth in the habitable zone of its star, just 19.7 light-years away. Its proximity and brightness make it an excellent candidate for future atmospheric ...

As it orbits its star, it moves close enough at one point to experience extreme heat, similar to Venus’s temperature. But at its farthest point, the planet is nearly twice the distance from Earth to ...

According to experts at the University of Oxford, the planet known as HD 20794 d has a mass six times greater than Earth's ...

Astronomers have revealed new evidence that not just one, but four tiny planets are circling around Barnard's Star, the ...

A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in our galaxy. Using ...

With an orbit of 647 days, HD 20794 d is similar to Mars in our solar system. However, its orbit around the star is highly ...

A new world has just been found orbiting a Sun-like star only 20 light-years away, and it could be one of the most promising ...