Posted by Emma Woollacott
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded funding to a project aimed at identifying Earth-like planets that could be capable of supporting life.
Posted by Emma Woollacott
Solar systems with so-called hot Jupiters don't seem to harbor Earth-sized planets, a discovery that will narrow the search for Earth-like worlds.
Posted by Emma Woollacott
Earth-sized planets could be ten a penny, say UC Berkeley astronomers, who estimate they may orbit as many as a quarter of all Sun-like stars.