A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.

Scientists believe the exoplanet HD 20794 d, six times the mass of Earth, could harbour liquid water on its surface.

It is believed that the planet, named HD 20794 d, is at just the right distance from its star to sustain water on its surface, but because this distance changes over the course of its elliptical ...

An international team of scientists has confirmed the discovery of exoplanet HD 20794 d, which potentially could support life ...

HD 20794 d completes its orbit just shy of two Earth years, placing it well within reach of conditions that might harbor life ...

The discovery of a planet that is just 20 light-years away has been said to be the closest Earth analogue that scientists ...

Proxima c is at least 6 times bigger than Earth itself and as such is described as a super-Earth. The other reason that it might not be able to host human life has to do with the fact that it ...

Because this planet is relatively close to Earth and orbits a bright star, it is a perfect target for future telescopes.

A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...

The exoplanet HD 20794d swoops in and out of its habitable zone every few hundred days, making for an extreme climate.

An international team, including the UNIGE, has discovered a super-Earth that will enable astronomers to test new hypotheses ...