The new rocky planet, called Gliese 486b, was found around 26 light-years away from Earth - making it a close neighbour, galatically speaking. The planet is bigger than Earth and much hotter, with a ...

An astronomer born 100 years ago is coming into his own. This week, we celebrated the 100th birthday of Wilhelm Gliese — pronounced “Gleesa” — an obscure German astronomer. Over the next ...