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TOI 700 d
Distance: 101.5 light-years, Potential habitability factors: Earth-size, lies in the habitable zone, orbits a red dwarf star, Discovery details: Discovered by the TESS mission in 2020 using transits
K2-18b
Distance: 124 light-years, Potential habitability factors: Presence of water vapor in its atmosphere, located within the habitable zone, Discovery details: Discovered in 2015 by the Kepler spacecraft during its K2 mission using transit photometry
Kepler-22b
Distance: 620 light-years, Potential habitability factors: Located in the habitable zone, Discovery details: Discovered in 2011 by the Kepler Space Telescope through transit method
Kepler-438b
Distance: 470 light-years, Potential habitability factors: Size and insolation similar to Earth, within the habitable zone, Discovery details: Detected in 2015 by the Kepler Space Telescope using the transit method
Proxima Centauri b
Distance: 4.2 light-years, Potential habitability factors: Within the habitable zone, similar size to Earth, Discovery details: Discovered in 2016 using radial velocity method
Teegarden's Star b
Distance: 12.5 light-years, Potential habitability factors: Earth-like temperatures and insolation, lies within the star’s habitable zone, Discovery details: Found in 2019 using radial velocity method
Kepler-442b
Distance: 1,206 light-years, Potential habitability factors: Within the habitable zone, likely rocky, receives about 70% of the sunlight that Earth does, Discovery details: Discovered in 2015 by the Kepler Space Telescope through transit method
TRAPPIST-1e
Distance: 39 light-years, Potential habitability factors: Rocky planet, within the habitable zone, has potential for liquid water, Discovery details: A part of the seven-planet system discovered in 2016 using the transit method
LHS 1140 b
Distance: 40.7 light-years, Potential habitability factors: Rocky exoplanet, receives moderate amount of stellar radiation, Discovery details: Found in 2017 using the transit method and radial velocity measurements
Gliese 667 Cc
Distance: 23.6 light-years, Potential habitability factors: Located well within the habitable zone of its star, Earth-like mass and radius, Discovery details: Discovered in 2011, confirmed in 2012 through radial velocity measurements
Ross 128 b
Distance: 11 light-years, Potential habitability factors: Likely rocky with temperate surface conditions, within the habitable zone, Discovery details: Discovered in 2017 using radial velocity measurements
Kepler-452b
Distance: 1,402 light-years, Potential habitability factors: Orbiting within the habitable zone, similar size to Earth, Discovery details: Found in 2015 by the Kepler mission using the transit method
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