It feels great to discover a planet, just like any discovery in science, except that it has more of the feel of exploration - you can go back and look at it. However, I can never visit.

Super-Earths are how we call a family of planets... up to two times larger and about ten times more massive than the Earth.

When we discover New Earth - a planet we could call home - the question of the 'plurality of worlds' will come front and center, reminding us yet again that we are not the center of the universe.

We love our planet Earth. We should - it is our home, and there's no place like home. There can't ever be a better place than Earth.

I was raised in a dominantly Filipino family. I didn't know I was 'mixed' until I got older and started asking questions about my grandparents, the origins of our middle and last names. We were kind of textbook Pinoys. A lot of the Filipino stereotypes that were joked about by me and my friends rang very true with my family.

My family making music was like a folk background, really: banging on tabletops, playing banjo and all kinds of things.

The fans and supporters are also part of the Olympic family.

AP promoted me to the White House beat because I knew Clinton, his family, friends, and staff better than anybody in the national press corps. Those contacts helped me break a few stories and get my career in Washington jump-started.