— -- Goldilocks, like most fairy tales, offers children a lesson and a happy ending. Whether a Goldilocks planet offers astronomers something similar still hangs up in the air, with the story's ...

NASA announced the discovery of a planet 40 light years from Earth that orbits every 12.8 days and is possibly even habitable. “We’ve found the nearest, transiting, temperate, Earth-size world located ...

[Video: Life-Sustaining "Super Earth" Gliese 581d] Planets in a star's habitable zone are often called "Goldilocks planets." They aren't too hot, causing water to boil away, or too cold, causing it to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Artist’s conception of the newly discovered planet Gliese 12 ...

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Forty light years from Earth, there is a world that looks a lot like Venus. But unlike the most sweltering, hellish planet in the Solar System, this not so distant planet could actually be the next ...