A new planetary member of the Kepler-10 solar system was announced today. Using data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, members of the Kepler science team confirmed a new planet, dubbed Kepler-10c.

The Kepler Telescope team has found a new rocky planet, one they describe as a “scorched, molten Earth.” The planet is about 2 times the size of Earth, and is very close to the Sun-like star Kepler-10 ...

Contrary to age long theory that there is no other all-solid planet except planet Earth, scientists think they may have found not just one, but three. The new planet named ‘Mega Earth’, first spotted ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have discovered a new type of rocky planet beyond the solar system that weighs more than 17 times as much as Earth while being just over twice the size, scientists said ...

Artist's concept of Kepler-186f, the first Earth-size planet found orbiting in the habitable zone of its parent star. Kepler-186f orbits a red dwarf about 490 light-years from Earth. Artist's concept ...