As far as extra-solar planet hunting goes, we’ve found quite a few of them. Most, however, haven’t been remotely discussed as being potential candidates to host life as we know it. In fact, hardly any ...

Astronomers have found a new planet they believe can sustain life. Located approximately 22 light years away from Earth, Gliese 667Cc was found to be in the middle of a Goldilocks zone, an area that ...

Meet Gliese 667C, the little star with the big family. Gliese 667C resides near the "stinger" stars in the tail of Scorpius the Scorpion. You can even see it in binoculars on a clear night low in the ...

This artist’s impression shows the view from the exoplanet Gliese 667Cd looking towards the planet’s parent star (Gliese 667C). Image released on June 25, 2013. It was just around four years ago that ...

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The controversial exoplanet Gliese 581g is the best candidate to host life beyond our own solar system, according to a new ranking of potentially habitable alien worlds. Gliese 581g shot to the top of ...

A newfound alien world might be able to support life — and it's just a stone's throw from Earth in the cosmic scheme of things. An international team of astronomers has discovered an exoplanet in the ...

The controversial exoplanet Gliese 581g is the best candidate to host life beyond our own solar system, according to a new ranking of potentially habitable alien worlds. Gliese 581g shot to the top of ...