The exciting discovery just 20 light-years away from Earth could play a 'pivotal role' in the search for life on other ...

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

A planet that may support alien life has been discovered less than 20 light-years away from Earth - and it's believed to ...

Located less than 20 light years away, HD 20794d could potentially be one of the most Earth-like planets found so far, ...

READ MORE: Supermarkets to pay shoppers for returning empty bottles and cans in new scheme READ MORE ... But Dr Michael Cretignier, one of the scientists behind the discovery, said it could play a ...

Scientists have confirmed the discovery of a new planet which is six times as large as the Earth and could host alien life.

Dumusque is a member of the team that discovered and characterized the new planet ... Winters would be long and hard, and life might struggle to survive on a planet that spends most of its ...

Almost 30 years after the first planet outside our solar system was discovered ... and potential to hold water makes it a prime candidate to search for life, as well as testing hypothesis about ...