Eleven years ago today, NASA made an intriguing announcement. Using the Kepler space telescope, the agency had discovered an exoplanet the size of Earth located in the habitable zone of another star.
Our solar system is a lot like the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Planets that are located close to the sun can be too hot, while those located further from the sun can be too cold, making ...
TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized world in the system’s habitable zone, is drawing scientific attention as researchers hunt for signs of an atmosphere—and potentially life-supporting conditions. Early James ...