Relative sizes of the newly discovered habitable-zone planets and Earth. Left to right: Kepler-69c, Kepler-62e, Kepler-62f and Earth (except for Earth, these are artists' renditions). Image credit: ...

There's a planet called Kepler-62f located about 1,200 lightyears from our own planet, and NASA introduced it to the public back in early 2013. At the time, NASA had said the planet is located in a ...

Today, NASA announced a new milestone in Kepler's survey of the heavens -- the confirmation of Kepler 62e and 62f as existing planets within the habitable zone of their parent star, Kepler 62. These ...

Artist's conception of Kepler-62f, which may, according to theory, have a solid surface and liquid water. NASA Ames / JPL-Caltech The Kepler team’s announcement of the smallest, most Earthlike planets ...

According to NASA, the ailing Kepler Space Telescope is officially beyond repair, and is hereby relieved of its planet-hunting duties. But the Agency isn’t giving up entirely. The question now turns ...