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

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

HD 20794 d, with a mass six times that of Earth, orbits a star similar to our sun. The planet’s location within the habitable ...

I'm now very enthusiastic to hear what other scientists can tell us about this newly discovered planet, particularly since it is among the closest Earth-analogues we know about and given its ...

Credit: MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO A super-Earth planet that dips in ... Dumusque is a member of the team that discovered and characterized the new planet. HD 20794d has a mass 6.6 times greater ...

But there are still billions more to be discovered. At the same time ... This is the background to the discovery of super-Earth HD 20794 d by an international team including the University ...

Scientists have discovered a “super-Earth” planet that may have conditions ... to hear what other scientists can tell us about this newly discovered planet, particularly since it is among ...

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

HD 20794d orbits its star with two other super-Earth planets, designated b and c, which orbit their star every 18.3 and 89.6 days, respectively. These were discovered in 2011 by a team of Geneva ...

"While my job mainly consists of finding these unknown worlds, I'm now very enthusiastic to hear what other scientists can tell us about this newly discovered planet, particularly since it is among ...