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Kepler-452b (sometimes quoted to be an Earth 2.0 or Earth's Cousin [4] [5] based on its characteristics; also known by its Kepler object of interest designation KOI-7016.01) is a candidate [6] [7] super-Earth exoplanet orbiting within the inner edge of the habitable zone of the sun-like star Kepler-452 and is the only planet in the system discovered by the Kepler space telescope.
Likely larger than Poltergeist, but not confirmed as planet until 2003. First circumbinary planet, first planet to be found in a globular cluster and the oldest planet to be discovered (until 2020) at the age of 11.2–12.7 billion years old, [240] hence the nickname, "Methuselah". [239] [241] 1992 – 1995 Poltergeist (PSR B1257+12 c) Unknown: ←
K2-38b, also designated EPIC 204221263 b, is a massive rocky exoplanet closely orbiting a Sun-like star and is one of the densest planets ever found.Discovered in 2016 by Crossfield et al. and later characterized by Sinukoff et al., K2-38b is a rocky super-Earth about 55% larger than Earth (nearly 20,000 km wide) but about 12 times more massive (around 7.2*10^25 kg, a bit less than Uranus ...
Host star is the brightest star with multiple known transiting Earth-size exoplanets. Another transiting planet in the system is suspected. [37] HD 101581 c: 0.0925 6.21 transit 41.7 0.740 ± 0.087 4675 ± 53 Host star is the brightest star with multiple known transiting Earth-size exoplanets. Another transiting planet in the system is ...
Last year, astronomers discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the next closest star to our own solar system, which rests about four light-years away.
The James Webb Space Telescope investigated a giant planet, K2-18b, that could be an ocean world, according to NASA. The exoplanet lies 120 light-years away from Earth.
Scientists have found a new Earth-like planet that could support alien life – just 40 light-years away.. The planet is a remarkable discovery in the search for habitable worlds: it is slightly ...
TrES-4b is an extrasolar planet, and one of the largest exoplanets ever found. It was discovered in 2006, and announced in 2007, by the Trans-Atlantic Exoplanet Survey, using the transit method. It is approximately 1,400 light-years (430 pc) away orbiting the star GSC 02620-00648, in the constellation Hercules. [1]