A new study by Rice University researchers Sho Shibata and Andre Izidoro presents a compelling new model for the formation of ...

But this new study shows that there might be a point where stars with very little metal can’t form super-Earths at all. Earlier this year, NASA announced the discovery of a super-Earth 137 light ...

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

Could a giant planet between Mars and Jupiter have doomed Earth? A new study suggests that small changes would have been ...

An international team led by researchers in Japan and Europe has discovered a new multi-planet system around a Sun-like star, ...

Artist's rendering of a potentially habitable super-Earth orbiting a star called HD 20794.Illustration credit: Gabriel Pérez Díaz, SMM (IAC) The ...

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 ...

Based on more than two decades of astronomical data, these findings are an important step toward finding Earth-like worlds outside our solar system. Scientists are now eager to find out if this newly ...