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: ...

PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered two new planetary systems that include three super-Earth-size planets in the “habitable zone,” the range of distance from a star where the ...

On April 18, scientists announce the discovery of three Earth-like planets potentially suited for life. Kepler-62e, Kepler-62f, and Kepler-69c are three unique examples among the total 122 confirmed ...

Kepler-69c's speed and distance from its star make it more analogous to Venus than Earth, and it's larger than the Kepler-62 planets, at 1.7x Earth-size. It's not necessarily as well-suited to life, ...

This artist's rendering shows Kepler-69c, a super-Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of a star like our sun, located about 2,700 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. Astronomers ...

The curious minds at What If investigate whether Kepler-69c could be the key to life beyond Earth, exploring habitability and alien possibilities.

The curious minds at What If explore life on Kepler 69c if it exists, imagining the alien landscapes, climates, and potential inhabitants of a distant world.