The scientists have discovered a planet in the Goldilocks habitable zone that is twice the size of Earth and is located some 3,000 light years from it in a binary star system. According to the scientists, the newly discovered planet which is dubbed as OGLE-2013-0341LBb orbits its star at nearly the same distance as the Earth orbits its star Sun. In a statement, Scott Gaud, a professor State … [Read more...]
NASA’s Kepler space telescope finds a ‘Mega-Earth’
NASA’s Kepler space telescope has discovered a giant planet, named Kepler-10c, which has 17 times the mass of Earth. This rocky world is so large that it has been dubbed a “Mega-Earth” and been compared to the giant monster of film fame, Godzilla. According to the researchers, this “Godzilla of Earths” is some 560 light years away from Earth in the constellation Draco. “This is the … [Read more...]
NASA’s Kepler telescope detects Earth-like planet in habitable zone
The US space agency NASA has been constantly searching for life on other planets. Finding a ray of hope in this regard, the astronomers have discovered an earth-like planet orbiting the habitable zone of a cool star. The scientists have detected an Earth-sized planet, called Kepler-186f, using the planet-hunting Kepler Space Telescope. Kepler-186f is part of a multi-planet system around the … [Read more...]
