On July 23, 2015, NASA announced the discovery of the first truly Earth-like planet. This find comes thanks to the Kepler Space Telescope , which was launched in March of 2009 and has been planet ...

NASA discovery of planet remarkably like ours gives hope for 'second Earth' Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET.

NASA announced a major milestone in the quest for life in the universe Monday: The discovery of another planet close enough to the sun it orbits to potentially support life. Called Kepler-22b, the ...

The first discovery of a second Earth will likely be another watershed moment for her and many, she said. "An Earth analogue has different implications," she said.

PASADENA (CBS)— NASA announced a major milestone in the quest for life in the universe Monday: The discovery of another planet close enough to Earth that it could support life. The planet ...

Like Earth, it’s made of rock. “This is a historic discovery,” said Geoff Marcy of the University of California, Berkeley, at a press conference introducing the new planet. (See pictures of ...

Planetary system's second Earth-size world discovered. ScienceDaily . Retrieved July 25, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 01 / 230110151046.htm ...

Kepler 452b will forever be remembered as the first "second Earth," or what NASA refers to as "Earth 2.0," ever discovered: Illustration of Kepler 452b. NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle ...

Scientists announced Thursday the discovery of Kepler-452b, shown here in an artist's rendering. It's being called Earth 2.0 because it shares so many similarities with our planet. NASA Ames/JPL ...

With half the mass of Earth, the newly discovered planet is one of the lightest among the nearly 5000 exoplanets known today. ... GJ 367 b therefore cannot be considered a ‘second Earth’.