A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.

The exoplanet HD 20794d swoops in and out of its habitable zone every few hundred days, making for an extreme climate.

Scientists found an intriguing world in our galaxy.

HD 20794 d completes its orbit just shy of two Earth years, placing it well within reach of conditions that might harbor life ...

An exoplanet is a planet outside our solar system that usually orbits a star in our galaxy. More than 7,000 have been found ...

UK researchers have confirmed the existence of a “super Earth” located 20 light-years away that could reveal the existence of ...

Simpson and Chen ran mathematical models looking at how differently sized Earth-like worlds would have affected the rest of ...

It is believed that the planet, named HD 20794 d, is at just the right distance from its star to sustain water on its surface ...

Found by Dr Michael Cretignier of the University of Oxford, the planet has a mass six times greater than Earth's and orbits ...

Earth" planet that may have conditions suitable for life, according to the University of Oxford. The exoplanet—a planet ...

It is located in a star system less than 20 light-years away, making it one of the closest candidates for further research.

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