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

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

The planet is about six times more massive than Earth and could be rocky, offering a unique opportunity to study a heavier ...

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

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

"Best of all," added the Mail, it lies just 19.7 light-years away from Earth, raising the "tantalising possibility" of being able to photograph it and, of course, "any aliens lurking there".

According to NASA, the super-Earth exoplanet takes 90.3 days to orbit its star, and it is done in an elliptical manner rather than circular. Due to its size, planet HD 20794d is labelled as a ...

NASA is always on the hunt for planets like our own, and recently found a new super-Earth by the name of TOI-715b. The planet is larger than our own, but it’s position and makeup mean that it ...

An international team has confirmed the discovery of a super-Earth in the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. This planet, named HD 20794 d, could offer conditions conducive to life. Located just 20 ...

A newly discovered planet could change the search for life. Scientists have confirmed a super-Earth orbiting a nearby sun-like star. The planet, HD 20794 d, sits in the habitable zone. It could ...