The planet, called Kepler-452b, is about 60% larger in diameter than Earth and circles a sun-like star that sits about 1,400 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus.

Kepler-452b may be Earth's close cousin, but living on the newfound world would still be an alien experience. A group of pioneers magically transported to the surface of Kepler-452b — which is ...

This artist's concept depicts one possible appearance of the planet Kepler-452b, the first near-Earth-size world to be found in the habitable zone of star that is similar to our sun. The habitable ...

Scientists have found another planet just like Earth 01:12. The planet, known as Kepler-452b, orbits a yellow G2-type star some 1,400 light years away in the constellation Cygnus, taking 385 days ...

The newfound planet, referred to as Kepler-452b, “is the closest thing we have to another place that somebody else might call home,” Jon Jenkins of NASA’s Ames Research Center told reporters ...

Scientists announced Thursday the discovery of Kepler-452b, shown here in an artist's rendering. It's being called Earth 2.0 because it shares so many similarities with our planet. NASA Ames/JPL ...

Kepler-452b is 1,400 light years from Earth - and each light year is 5.88 trillion miles - which means it would take the best part of a millenium-and-a-half to reach it if a spacecraft could ...

Kepler 452b’s host star is 1.5 billion years older than ours, and will give scientists a glimpse into how the Sun’s age will eventually affect Earth.

Kepler's imagined worlds 11 photos. Kepler-452b may be Earth's close cousin, but living on the newfound world would still be an alien experience. A group of pioneers magically transported to the ...

Imagining other aspects of life on Kepler-452b requires much more speculation, since it's too far away to get a good look at. Researchers suspect that the planet is rocky, like Earth, but they don ...