planetary system

  1. VIDEO Kepler-11

    NASA hails 'amazing' exoplanetary system Six bodies huddled around distant yellow dwarf NASA's Kepler space observatory has spotted an "amazing" exoplanetary system - six planets orbiting a sun-like star some 2,000 light-years from Earth. Kepler-11 represents "the...
  2. VIDEO Scientists Find What May Be The First Truly Habitable Exoplanet

    Gliese 581g - Scientists Find What May Be The First Truly Habitable Exoplanet The researchers estimate that the average surface temperature of the planet is between -24 and 10 degrees Fahrenheit (-31 to -12 degrees Celsius). Actual temperatures would range from blazing hot on the side facing...