WASHINGTON (AP) -- A newly discovered planet is eerily similar to Earth and is sitting outside our solar system in what seems to be the ideal place for life, except for one hitch. It's a bit too big.

— -- Star Wars toured "Tatooine," Star Trek visited "Vulcan" and Avatar plundered "Pandora." And NASA? NASA's Kepler space telescope team this month unveiled "Kepler-22b." A planet some 600 light ...

NASA scientists announced the discovery of the first habitable planet outside of our solar system on Monday. Kepler-22b, a mere 600 light years away, orbits a “Sun-like” star that is 2.4 times the ...

WASHINGTON – A newly discovered planet is eerily similar to Earth and is sitting outside our solar system in what seems to be the ideal place for life, except for one hitch. It’s a bit too big. The ...

Scientists have discovered a planet not too much bigger than Earth that's circling a distant star that's much like our own sun. What's more, this planet is in the "Goldilocks zone" around that star — ...

Planet Kepler-22b might be right temperature for liquid water. Dec. 6, 2011 — -- NASA's Kepler space telescope has found a new planet-- the most Earth-like yet -- circling a yellow star similar ...

Our world felt a little less special on Monday, as NASA’s Kepler mission announced the discovery of an “Earth-sized” planet orbiting a “sun-like” star. Yes, another one. But this new orb merits ...

It's several times larger than Earth and 600 light years away, but a newly discovered planet, Kepler-22b, is also said to be 72 degrees--and NASA's Kepler mission has named it as a planet that's just ...