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Kepler-186f is an exoplanet approximately Earth-sized orbiting the red dwarf star Kepler-186. It resides within its star’s habitable zone, meaning liquid water could potentially exist on its surface. This makes it notable as one of the first discovered planets similar in size to Earth and residing i...

Kepler-452b is an exoplanet orbiting a G-type star approximately 1,400 light-years from Earth. It’s notable as a super-Earth within its star's habitable zone, suggesting potential for liquid water on its surface. Scientists study this planet to understand the characteristics of potentially habitable...

Kepler-1649c is an exoplanet roughly Earth-sized orbiting a red dwarf star named Kepler-1649. Its location within its star’s habitable zone—the region where liquid water could exist on the surface—makes it notable. Scientists study this super-Earth to assess the potential for habitability around M-d...

Kepler-442b is an exoplanet orbiting a cooler star approximately 1,200 light-years from Earth. Its size and position within its star’s habitable zone make it notable for potential liquid water on its surface. Scientists study this super-Earth to understand the diversity of planets capable of support...

Kepler-62f is an exoplanet located in the Kepler-62 system. It’s notable as a super-Earth orbiting a red dwarf star within its habitable zone. This means it receives approximately the same amount of energy from its star as Earth does, raising possibilities for liquid water on its surface. The planet...

Kepler-90i is an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of its star, Kepler-90. Its discovery in 2017 was notable as it represented the first confirmed system containing eight planets. The planet’s detection utilized machine learning analysis of data from NASA's Kepler mission. Thi...

PSR B1257+12 c (Poltergeist) is a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting the pulsar Lich, co-discovered in 1992 by Aleksander Wolszczan as part of the first confirmed exoplanet system.

Super-Earth announced in 2013 orbiting within the habitable zone of the K-type star Kepler-62; at ~1.61 Earth radii it was among the most potentially habitable exoplanets known at that time.

Discovered in 2017, LHS 1140 b is a super-Earth exoplanet notable for orbiting within the habitable zone of a red dwarf star, making it a prime target for atmospheric characterization.

Discovered in 2009 by the French CoRoT space telescope, CoRoT-7b is notable for being the first rocky exoplanet ever found, featuring extreme surface temperatures and molten rock.

Super-Earth in the Kepler-69 system announced in 2013, orbiting near the inner edge of its habitable zone and considered a potential Venus analog rather than an Earth-like habitable world.

A rocky super-Earth exoplanet discovered in 2015, notable for being one of the closest transiting exoplanets to our solar system, located just 21 light-years away.

Discovered in 1994, PSR B1257+12 d (Phobetor) is a super-Earth exoplanet orbiting the pulsar Lich, notable for being part of the first confirmed exoplanetary system ever found.

Gliese 581 c is a super-Earth announced in 2007 as an early habitable-zone candidate; later analysis concluded it is likely too hot for liquid water due to a Venus-like greenhouse effect.

Super-Earth in the Kepler-138 system confirmed in 2015, orbiting its M-dwarf host every ~13.8 days in near orbital resonance with the adjacent Mars-sized companion Kepler-138b.

Outermost of the three originally confirmed Kepler-138 planets, a super-Earth orbiting its M-dwarf host every ~23.1 days, confirmed in 2015 alongside two inner companions.

The first confirmed rocky exoplanet discovered by NASA's Kepler mission, announced in 2011, with a density comparable to iron and an orbital period of less than one Earth day.

Ross 128 b is a temperate, near-Earth-mass planet orbiting red dwarf Ross 128 (~11 ly), discovered in 2017 by Xavier Bonfils et al. using the HARPS spectrograph.

Discovered in 2018 by NASA's TESS satellite, Pi Mensae c is a super-Earth exoplanet notable for being the very first exoplanet candidate identified by the newly launched TESS mission.

Discovered in 2005 using gravitational microlensing, OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb is a cold super-Earth notable for being one of the smallest and most distant exoplanets found at that time.

GJ 667Cc is a super-Earth orbiting within the habitable zone of the M-dwarf component of the triple-star system GJ 667, ~22 light-years from Earth, confirmed in 2012.

Super-Earth confirmed in 2014 orbiting within the habitable zone of Kepler-296, a red dwarf binary system ~1,200 light-years away, making it one of few potentially habitable planets known around a binary star.

Rocky super-Earth discovered in 2012 sharing an unusually close orbit with the larger Kepler-36c, with the two planets passing within 0.013 AU of each other — one of the tightest adjacent pairs known.

A large super-Earth in the Kepler-10 system initially described as a possible rocky mega-Earth with roughly 17 Earth masses and a radius approximately 2.35 times that of Earth.

A near-Earth-sized planet in the Kepler-20 system confirmed alongside Kepler-20e in December 2011, with a radius slightly exceeding Earth's at approximately 1.03 Earth radii.