A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years ... The star ...

This eccentric orbital path traverses the star’s habitable zone, the region in which liquid ... “So it was really a new type of analysis that allowed us to reach this this conclusion—we ...

Because most planets derive their heat from their host star, that temperature range corresponds to a certain orbital distance known as the habitable zone. Because it is “just right” for life ...

We might take it for granted that Earth is habitable ... habitable zone throughout its year. Though the super-Earth could theoretically be friendly to life when it's close to its star, the rest ...

the University of La Laguna (ULL) have confirmed the existence of a new super-Earth planet, HD 20794 d, in the habitable zone around the Sun-like star 82 Eridanus (HD 20794). This discovery is the ...

Credit: MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away. The planet, known as HD 20794d ...