The newly confirmed planet, Kepler-22b, is the smallest yet found to orbit in the middle of the habitable zone of a star similar to our Sun. The planet is about 2.4 times the radius of Earth.

They also found a planet – named Kepler 22b – in the middle of its sun-like star; the planet’s surface of which still remains unknown to scientists.

We are almost there." The new planet -- named Kepler-22b -- has key aspects it shares with Earth. It circles a star that could be the twin of our sun and at just about the same distance.

The two unfortunate planets in question are Kepler-1520b and K2-22b. First discovered in 2012, but not confirmed until 2016, Kepler-1520b is a Neptune-like planet sitting almost 2,000 light-years ...

The planet, named Kepler-22b, is 2.4 times larger than Earth, and it orbits a star that is a bit dimmer and smaller than Earth. It is slightly closer to its star than Earth is to the sun, and it ...

Kepler-22b has a yearly orbit of 289 days. The planet is the smallest known to orbit in the middle of the habitable zone of a sun-like star and is about 2.4 times the size of Earth.

Nearly 600 light years away lies a little planet called Kepler-22b, which might very well be considered Earth’s long forgotten sister. Kepler has a very similar orbit and its years lasts 290 days.

Wanting to give humanity a second chance, a scientist sends two androids, Mother and Father, to the planet Kepler-22b with 12 human embryos, but only six children are born.

Little known about planet Kepler-22b, which is about 2.4 times the radius of Earth, sits squarely in its star's so-called 'habitable zone', the region where liquid water could exist on the surface.