In a landmark achievement, astronomers have identified a super-Earth exoplanet only 18 light-years away that meets all the criteria they’ve been seeking for the past 20 years in their quest for ...

The discovery of a possible "super-Earth" less than 20 light-years from our own planet is offering scientists new hope in the hunt for other worlds that could harbor life, according to an ...

In a secluded corner of the Lynx constellation, just 18 light-years from our planet, astronomers have found a stunning jewel—a planet around a tiny red dwarf star that may have the right conditions to ...