Standing on Proxima b would be unlike anything we’ve ever experienced. Just 4.24 light-years away, this exoplanet orbits the ...

How close are we to discovering life beyond Earth? In this video, we explore the nearest exoplanets - worlds orbiting other ...

The newly identified exoplanet (a planet outside our solar system) is officially the closest known exoplanet to Earth, located at a distance of 4.25 light-years away.

Astronomers have discovered over 100 new alien worlds so far this year — some many light-years away from Earth — that ...

Just a cosmic hop, skip and jump away, an Earth-size planet orbits the closest star to our sun, Proxima Centauri. Ever since the discovery of the exoplanet—known as Proxima Centauri b—in 2016 ...

Earth’s closest exoplanet may have a vast ocean By . Mike Wehner, BGR. Published Sep. 18, 2018. Updated Sep. 18, 2018, 10:49 a.m. ET. Peering at distant planets is a tricky business for astronomers.

For now, the closest confirmed exoplanet is Gliese 15Ab, which is 11 light years away. It's about five times as massive as Earth and orbits close to its parent star, a small red dwarf.

Proxima Centauri, the sun's closest neighbor, likely destroys any chance of an atmosphere around the closest Earth-like exoplanet, a new study finds.

Astronomers have discovered a planet orbiting the closest solo star to the solar system, known as Barnard's star. The newly discovered exoplanet has around half the mass of Venus, which classifies ...

Astronomers have discovered a small exoplanet orbiting Barnard’s star, the closest single star to our sun. This newly discovered exoplanet designated as Barnard b [2] has at least half the mass ...

Exoplanets; The Closest Exoplanet to Earth Could Be 'Highly Habitable' News. By Adam Mann published 12 September 2018 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The exoplanet, designated Barnard b, takes just over three Earth days to orbit its red dwarf parent star, which is located around six light-years away. That's because Barnard b is just around 1.8 ...