Three newly discovered exoplanets prime candidates in search for life elsewhere in the Universe

Using a telescope especially designed to hunt exoplanets, a team of astronomers working at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have discovered three planets orbiting a dwarf sun, ...

Three planets discovered orbiting nearby cool small star 'best places to look for life'

ULTRACOOL DISCOVERY: Astronomers have discovered three planets orbiting the habitable zone of an ultracool dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth.

Nearby exoplanet trio new target in search for life

Three nearby exoplanets might be good spots to go looking for signs of alien life.

3 Earth-Like Exoplanets Found in an Unexpected Location

Sometimes the long shots pay off. Case in point: They latest findings from Belgian astronomer Michaël Gillon from the University of Liege and his TRAPPIST telescope. The TRAnsiting Planets ...

Here Are the Three Planets Most Likely to Harbor Alien Life

A trio of worlds around a very dim star may have all of the right conditions for biology

Just 40 light years from Earth, three planets might host life forms adapted to infrared worlds

Is there life beyond our solar system? If there is, our best bet for finding it may lie in three nearby, Earth-like exoplanets.

Astronomers discover three exoplanets similar to Earth and Venus

 Astronomers are getting closer to finding Earth’s twin in the universe. NASA announced that three planets with sizes and temperatures similar to Earth and Venus have been discovered ...

These 3 alien planets around a tiny, sold star just might support life

Three potentially habitable Earth-size planets have been discovered orbiting a dim, cold nearby star that is barely larger than Jupiter, researchers say.

This small, dim star could be our best bet of finding extraterrestrial life

It's a paradigm shift.

Three Planets Found Orbiting Nearby Star

The discovery is the first evidence supporting the hypothesis that very low-mass, low-temperature stars should have Earth-sized or smaller planets orbiting them.

Three newly discovered Earth-sized planets may be prime spot to hunt alien life

Astronomers searching for life beyond our solar system may need to look no farther than a little, feeble nearby star.

Three Earth-sized planets exist in the Aquarius constellation

It's the dawning of the age of Aquarius. Well, the discovery of three planets orbiting a cooler-than-the-Sun dwarf star located in the Aquarius constellation, according to NASA. ...

Newly discovered planets may boost search for life beyond Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - The discovery of three planets that circle a small, dim star could bolster the chances of finding life beyond Earth, astronomers said on Monday.

Three Earth-like planets discovered orbiting dwarf star

For the first time, researchers have discovered three potentially habitable, Earth-like worlds orbiting an ultracool dwarf star 40 light-years away in another star system, according to a study ...

1 Star, 3 Exoplanets: The Potentially Habitable TRAPPIST-1 System in Images

On May 2, 2016, scientists announced the discovery of TRAPPIST-1, an alien solar system 40 light-years from Earth with a tiny, ultracool dwarf star and three small exoplanets that just might ...

New Earth-Size Planets Would Be Nothing Like Earth

TRAPPIST-1: a star with three habitable planets, just 40 light years away

Incredible new readings show three separate planets that could support alien life -- but that life would be very different from what we know on Earth.

Three Nearby Alien Planets Could Host Life, Only 40 Light-Years Away | Video

If you're going to look for life beyond our solar system, the best yet place to look has just been discovered. Astronomers have detected 3 worlds, similar in size and tempature as Venus and ...

Three Possibly Habitable Planets Orbit Close To Their Star | Video

Three planets orbiting an ultra cool dwarf star were discovered using the TRAPPIST telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile.

Worlds that could support life are found practically in the Sun's backyard

The planets are close enough to us that we can study their atmospheres.

Trio of Earth-like planets found near ultra-cool star may have the right conditions for life

Researchers have found a trio of Earth-sized planets that orbit around a small, super-cool star nearly 40 light years away. These planets orbit close enough to their host star that ...

This Tiny Star Is Now the Best Place to Hunt for Alien Life

In a few years, powerful new telescopes will usher in a search for habitable worlds outside our solar system . And TRAPPIST-1—a dim, tepid star just a smidge larger than Jupiter—is one ...

3 Earth-like planets discovered, :only" 40 light-years away

Astronomers Monday announced that three Earth-like planets were discovered orbiting a "nearby" star.       

Three Earth-sized planets orbiting a dim, red sun: Best target yet in the search for life?

Astronomers have discovered three Earth-sized planets orbiting a small red sun, just 40 light-years away. Researchers say all three worlds are potentially habitable and could represent the ...

Could these newly-discovered planets orbiting an ultracool dwarf host life?

Three Earth-sized planets are thought to have surface temperatures which would allow liquid water, making them potentially hospitable to lifeThree distant worlds that orbit a feeble star in ...

Three Earth-like Planets Seen Around Ultracool Dwarf Star

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3 planets orbiting dwarf star prime spots to search for life

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Astronomers searching for life beyond our solar system may need to look no farther than a little, feeble nearby star....

Three potentially habitable exoplanets found orbiting super cool dwarf star

Brooks HaysLIEGE, Belgium, May 2 (UPI) -- Astronomers at the University of Liege have identified three new potentially habitable alien worlds surrounding a cool dwarf star.

Astronomers Find Potentially Habitable Planets, Just 40 Light Years Away

So far we are still alone in the universe, but little by little, astronomers around the world are expanding our celestial neighborhood. They just announced three new candidates that could potentially ...

First dwarf star planets boost search for extraterrestrial life - CNET

Three planets are the first to be seen orbiting an ultracool dwarf star, and could be our best hope yet for finding extraterrestrial life.

Three potentially habitable worlds found around nearby ultracool dwarf star

These worlds have sizes and temperatures similar to those of Venus and Earth and are the best targets found so far for the search for life outside the solar system.

Scientists discover potentially habitable planets

Boston MA (SPX) May 08, 2016 Is there life beyond our solar system? If there is, our best bet for finding it may lie in three nearby, Earth-like exoplanets. For the first time, an international ...

Three Earth-sized planets

San Diego CA (SPX) May 04, 2016 An international team of astronomers composed of UC San Diego astrophysicists has discovered three Earth-sized planets orbiting near the "habitable zone" of ...

Evidence of 3 Potentially Habitable Worlds in Aquarius Constellation

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Scientists find three Earth-like planets in habitable zone of ultracool brown dwarf star

Scientists have announced the discovery of three Earth-like planets orbiting a nearby star that could host life, according to a new report in the journal Nature. Just 40 light years away, the ...