NASA Planet Hunter Finds its 1st Earth-size Habitable-zone World
WEBJan 7, 2020 · NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has discovered its first Earth-size planet in its star’s habitable zone, the range of distances where conditions may be just right to allow the presence of liquid water on the surface.
Finding a New Earth - NASA
WEBJan 26, 2021 · Finding a New Earth. NASA. Kepler-22b is the first planet discovered inside the habitable zone of a Sun-like star. This artist’s conception from 2011, shows the first planet that NASA’s Kepler mission has confirmed to orbit the region around a star where liquid water, a requirement for life on Earth, could exist.
NASA announces new 'super-Earth': Exoplanet orbits in 'habitable …
WEBFeb 5, 2024 · NASA announces new 'super-Earth': Exoplanet orbits in 'habitable zone,' is only 137 light-years away. The exoplanet, TOI-715 b, is about one and a half times the width of Earth.
NASA's Kepler Telescope Discovers First Earth-Size Planet in …
WEBApr 17, 2014 · Using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the first Earth-size planet orbiting a star in the “habitable zone” — the range of distance from a star where liquid water might pool on the surface of an orbiting planet.
Discovery Alert: A ‘Super-Earth’ in the Habitable Zone - Science@NASA
WEBJan 31, 2024 · The discovery: A “super-Earth” ripe for further investigation orbits a small, reddish star that is, by astronomical standards, fairly close to us – only 137 light-years away. The same system also might harbor a second, Earth-sized planet. Key facts: The bigger planet, dubbed TOI-715 b, is about one and a half times as wide as Earth, and ...
NASA’s James Webb telescope discovers its first Earth-sized …
WEBJan 12, 2023 · The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first new exoplanet, an Earth-sized rocky planet called LHS 475 b. Located just 41 light-years away, the planet orbits very close to a...
Discovery Alert: A Rocky ‘Super-Earth’ in the Habitable Zone
WEBSep 16, 2022 · Illustration of a newly discovered super-Earth, LP 890-9 c, foreground, and its sister planet, LP 890-9 b, orbiting a red-dwarf star some 98 light-years away from Earth.
NASA’s TESS Discovers Planetary System’s Second Earth-Size World
WEBJan 10, 2023 · Using data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, scientists have identified an Earth-size world, called TOI 700 e, orbiting within the habitable zone of its star – the range of distances where liquid water could occur on a planet’s surface. The world is 95% Earth’s size and likely rocky. Astronomers previously discovered ...
Finding Another Earth - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
WEBJul 23, 2015 · The discovery of a super-Earth-sized planet orbiting a sun-like star brings us closer than ever to finding a twin of our own watery world. But NASA's Kepler space telescope has captured evidence of other potentially habitable planets amid the sea of stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
Recent Earth News and Articles - NASA Science
WEBRecent Earth News and Articles - NASA Science. Stay up-to-date with the latest news and articles from NASAEarth as we discover more about our home planet. Sort: Publish date. Order: Descending. Childhood Snow Days Transformed Linette Boisvert into a Sea Ice Scientist. 6 min read.
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