Artist's impression ofKepler-62f, anexoplanet orbiting in thehabitable zone of its parent star. Recent research has theorized many ways in which this planet could be habitable.

Artist's impression of the surface of the newly discovered exoplanetProxima Centauri b. This planet is now known as both the closest exoplanet to the Solar System and the closest potentially habitable exoplanet discovered, a true milestone in the hunt for exoplanets and potentially habitable ones as well.