Kepler-10c is a Mega-Earth


New data on a planet discovered by the Kepler space telescope back in 2011 has helped scientists to determine that Kepler-10c is actually a new type of planet — a huge, rocky “mega-Earth” that...

Kepler-186f is the first earth-size planet discovered by NASA


This week, NASA announced the discovery of an earth-like planet about 500 light-years away from Earth. NASA calls it the Kepler-186f, which is situated in the Kepler-186 system, a dwarf star in the...