Astronomers find most Earth-like planets yet

Using a potent NASA space telescope to scan the skies for planets like ours where life might exist, astronomers said Thursday they have found the most Earth-like candidates yet.

Using a potent NASA space telescope to scan the skies for planets like ours where life might exist, astronomers said Thursday they have found the most Earth-like candidates yet.

A new, detailed map of the most ancient light in the cosmos has revealed our Universe to be about 80 million years older than thought, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Thursday.

A group of Filipino astronomers and planetary scientists pushing for the creation of a “Philippine Space Agency” is the latest members of the scientific community to debunk the Dec. 21, 2012, doomsday myth.

Twinkling stars are not the only diamonds in the sky. Scientists reported on Thursday the existence of a “diamond planet” twice the size of Earth and eight times its mass, zooming around a nearby star.