Kepler-1649c is also now the most similar exoplanet yet found to Earth in terms of both size and temperature. The data came from the now defunct Kepler/K2 space telescope that observed nearly ...

Kepler-1649c is also relatively close, cosmically speaking, as it lies only 300 lightyears away from Earth. Kepler-1649c is a whole new, possibly habitable world. NASA.

Meet exoplanet Kepler-1649c — it’s the same size as Earth, and its distance from its sun is just right for life — and that may NOT be a good thing. Sitting roughly 300 light years from Earth ...

The exoplanet, Kepler-1649c, circles a red dwarf star that lies 300 light-years from Earth, a new study reports. Kepler-1649c completes one orbit every 19.5 Earth days, ...

Illustrations of Earth and Kepler-1649c side by side. NASA/Ames Research Center/Daniel Rutter "In terms of size and likely temperature, this is the most similar planet to Earth that has ever been ...

NASA’s groundbreaking discovery of Kepler-1649c, a planet that mirrors Earth's size, composition, and climate, could change everything we know about the future of mankind.

Kepler-1649c not only is one of the best matches to Earth in terms of size and energy received from its star, but it provides an entirely new look at its home system.

Kepler-1649c is also located nearer to its star than Earth is to our sun and competes an orbit around it every 19.5 Earth days, according to the study.

An artist’s conception shows Kepler-1649c orbiting around its host red dwarf star. (NASA / Ames Research Center Illustration / Daniel Rutter) An alien Earth that just might be habitable has been ...