October 26, 2026
In 2026, astronomers discovered TIC 18942729 b, a planet 376 light-years away that completes one full orbit around its star in just one Earth day! Find out how scientists spotted it without ever leaving home — using tiny dips in starlight.
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October 25, 2026
Astronomers found a world called Kepler-1661 b that might sit in the zone where liquid water could exist — but it's also much bigger than Earth and very cold. Could it still be friendly to life? The answer might surprise you.
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October 24, 2026
Meet TOI-929 b, a scorching hot world 373 light-years away that completes an entire year in less than six Earth days! Scientists are still piecing together what this strange planet is made of, and its story is full of surprises.
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October 23, 2026
Teegarden's Star c is a planet almost exactly the same size as Earth, but it orbits just 12.5 light-years away around a tiny, dim red dwarf star. Could this chilly, mysterious world be hiding secrets? Let's find out what scientists have discovered so far!
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October 22, 2026
TIC 390586021 b is a mini-Neptune — a type of planet bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune — and it zips around its star in less than three days! Scientists are piecing together clues about what this faraway world is made of, and the answers are surprisingly tricky.
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October 21, 2026
About 127 light-years away, a cool orange star called HD 23472 has at least five planets circling close around it. One of them is a super-hot, super-dense world that helps scientists figure out how rocky planets form across the galaxy.
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October 20, 2026
TOI-5777 b is a scorching hot planet 373 light-years away — and we found it without ever seeing it directly. Discover the two clever tricks astronomers used to spot this hidden world and figure out what it might be made of.
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October 19, 2026
TOI-1227 b is a giant planet 328 light-years away, and scientists are trying to figure out if it could ever support life. Its temperature hints at cool, borderline conditions — but its enormous size makes things complicated. Could it really be in the Goldilocks Zone?
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October 18, 2026
TOI-201 d is a super-Earth discovered in 2026, orbiting a star 371 light-years away. It completes a full orbit in under six days and reaches scorching temperatures hotter than lava. Find out what makes this strange, fast-moving world so fascinating to scientists!
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October 17, 2026
Teegarden's Star b is a rocky planet about the same size as Earth, sitting just 12.5 light-years away. But even our fastest spacecraft would take over 20,000 years to get there — so just how far away is it really?
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