Earth-sized planet found in star’s habitable zone
Exoplanet could have liquid water, which astronomers consider crucial for possible alien life
A LOT LIKE HOME An Earth-sized planet capable of hosting liquid water and four other worlds orbit the cool red star Kepler-186, as seen in an artist’s illustration. The planet, found in data from the Kepler space telescope, is the smallest planet found in a star’s habitable zone.
NASA Ames, SETI Institute, JPL-Caltech