The lightest and most earth-like planet ever discovered outside ... European researchers based in Geneva discovered the planet “E” in the Gliese 581 solar system after four years of ...

This discovery raises hopes for a deeper understanding of how planets like Earth and Venus evolved so differently and whether Gliese 12 b might support life. “Gliese 12 b represents one of the ...

Located 40 light years away, the exoplanet, named Gliese 12 b, is slightly smaller than Earth and its surface ... outcomes for these planets, we need more examples like Gliese 12 b," he added.

No planets quite like our own have yet been found ... Indeed, the most promising planet yet found—the "super Earth" Gliese 581 d, seven times Earth's mass—orbits in the habitable zone of ...