An artist's illustration depicts Kepler exoplanets discovered in 1995 (51 PEG b) and 2015 (Kepler-452b). Image released July 23, 2015. [Read full story.] This artist’s conception of a planetary lineup ...

When astronomers announced Kepler-452b, they were not just adding another distant world to a growing catalog. They were pointing to a planet that orbits a star much like our own, in a region where ...

NASA’s announcement of the discovery of a new extrasolar planet has been met with a lot of excitement. But the truth is that it is impossible to judge whether it is similar to Earth with the few ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Can we live on Kepler 452-b? – Year Five, Globe Primary School, London, UK. Kepler-452 is the name of a star in the constellation of Cygnus (the swan). It’s a star that’s similar to our own sun, but ...