— -- Goldilocks, like most fairy tales, offers children a lesson and a happy ending. Whether a Goldilocks planet offers astronomers something similar still hangs up in the air, with the story's ...

NASA announced the discovery of a planet 40 light years from Earth that orbits every 12.8 days and is possibly even habitable. “We’ve found the nearest, transiting, temperate, Earth-size world located ...

Astronomers are constantly adding to the ever-expanding catalog of more than 5,000 confirmed exoplanets. But Gliese 12 b, located 40 light-years away in the constellation Pisces, could be the most ...

Forty light years from Earth, there is a world that looks a lot like Venus. But unlike the most sweltering, hellish planet in the Solar System, this not so distant planet could actually be the next ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Artist’s conception of the newly discovered planet Gliese 12 ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Don't pack your bags just yet for Gliese 581 ...

Better watch out for the three bears, Goldilocks. A team of exoplanet hunters from University of California-Santa Cruz, and the Carnegie Institution of Washington announced their exciting discovery ...

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