Meet LHS 1903 b: A Newly Found Super-Earth

Meet LHS 1903 b: A Newly Found Super-Earth

July 8, 2026

Meet LHS 1903 b: A Newly Found Super-Earth

LHS 1903 b is a scorching super-Earth discovered in 2026, orbiting a dim red star 116 light-years away — and it has three planetary neighbors! Find out what makes this fast-moving rocky world so fascinating to scientists.

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Meet LHS 1903 c: A Mini-Neptune Around a Small Red Star

July 7, 2026

Meet LHS 1903 c: A Mini-Neptune Around a Small Red Star

LHS 1903 c is a planet unlike anything in our solar system — bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, orbiting a dim red star so closely that one year there lasts less than a week. Find out what scientists have learned about this strange, faraway world!

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Meet the HD 10180 System: 6 Worlds Around One Star

July 7, 2026

Meet the HD 10180 System: 6 Worlds Around One Star

About 127 light-years away, a star called HD 10180 has at least six planets orbiting around it — including one giant world ten times more massive than Jupiter! Learn how scientists found these distant worlds and what makes this system so fascinating.

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GJ 887 c: A World 10.7 Light-Years From Earth

July 7, 2026

GJ 887 c: A World 10.7 Light-Years From Earth

GJ 887 c is one of the closest exoplanets to Earth, sitting just 10.7 light-years away and orbiting a calm, dim red dwarf star. Scientists are still figuring out what this warm, super-Earth-sized world is really like — and whether it could ever support life.

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Spotting LHS 1903 e: The Transit Method

July 4, 2026

Spotting LHS 1903 e: The Transit Method

Astronomers discovered a faraway planet called LHS 1903 e without ever seeing it directly. By watching tiny changes in starlight, scientists figured out its size, weight, and temperature from 116 light-years away. Find out how they did it!

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Kepler-967 c: A World Where Water Might Be Possible

July 3, 2026

Kepler-967 c: A World Where Water Might Be Possible

Kepler-967 c is a planet nearly 1,854 light-years away that sits in the zone where liquid water might exist on its surface. It's bigger than Earth, orbits a star similar to our Sun, and scientists are still working to unlock its many mysteries.

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Say Hello to HD 100508 b, a Giant Planet

July 2, 2026

Say Hello to HD 100508 b, a Giant Planet

Meet HD 100508 b, a giant planet 107 light-years away that is even bigger than Jupiter! Scientists just discovered it in 2026, and it raises some exciting questions about what kinds of worlds exist beyond our solar system.

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How Far Away Is eps Eri b?

July 1, 2026

How Far Away Is eps Eri b?

Epsilon Eridani b is one of the closest known exoplanets to Earth — but close in space still means 10.5 light-years away! Find out how long it would take to travel there, what kind of planet it is, and how scientists discovered it.

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HD 68475 b: Getting to Know a Giant Planet

June 30, 2026

HD 68475 b: Getting to Know a Giant Planet

Meet HD 68475 b, a giant planet about 109 light-years away that is five times heavier than Jupiter! Scientists confirmed it in 2026, and they are still uncovering its secrets — including what it is made of and exactly how far it travels around its star.

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HD 110067: A Family of Worlds Around One Star

June 29, 2026

HD 110067: A Family of Worlds Around One Star

One hundred and five light-years away, a star called HD 110067 has six planets orbiting around it in an almost musical pattern. Scientists are studying this amazing family of worlds to learn how planets form and why our own Solar System looks so different.

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