Kepler-186f
The alien planet Kepler-186f is a planet only slightly larger than Earth orbiting inside the habitable zone of its red dwarf star. See images and photos of the Kepler-186f planet discovery in this Space.com gallery. [Read the Full Story]
Kepler-186f Diagram
This diagram shows the position of Kepler-186f in relation to Earth. [Read the Full Story]
Kepler-186f
This artist illustration shows the planet Kepler-186f, the first Earth-size alien planet discovered in the habitable zone of its star. [Read the Full Story]
Elisa Quintana Summary Slide
Slide summarizing discovery of Kepler-186b exoplanet. Image released April 17, 2014. [Read the Full Story]
System Comparisons Slide
Comparison of the solar system to Kepler-186 planets. Image released April 17, 2014. [Read the Full Story]
Barclay Summary Slide
Slide summarizing the discovery of Kepler-186f exoplanet as explained by researcher Tom Barclay. Image released April 17, 2014. [Read the Full Story]
The 'Habitable Zone" Slide
The "habitable zone" slide. Image released April 17, 2014. [Read the Full Story]
Newly Found Exoplanet Could Have Oceans and Life (Infographic)
The rocky alien planet Kepler 186f is an Earth-size world that could have liquid water on its surface, and possibly even life. It orbits a star 490 light-years away. See the full details of alien planet Kepler-186f in this Space.com infographic. [Read the Full Story]
Kepler Spacecraft to Hunt Earth-Like Worlds
An artist's interpretation of the Kepler observatory in space. [Read the Full Story]
Kepler's Field of View
This image shows field of view of NASA's Kepler space telescope, which stared at a single region of stars in the in the constellation Cygnus, just above the plane of the Milky Way Galaxy. [Read the Full Story]
How Habitable Zones Around Stars Work (Infographic)
Researchers found that habitable alien planets could exist closer to their stars than was previously realized. [Read the Full Story]
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