June 21, 2026
Meet HD 176986 d, a mini-Neptune planet almost two and a half times wider than Earth, orbiting an orange star 90.6 light-years away. Scientists are piecing together what this mysterious world is made of — and the answer could help explain planets all across our galaxy.
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June 19, 2026
Just 41 light-years away, a star called 55 Cancri has seven planets orbiting around it — including a gas giant more than 1,200 times the mass of Earth! Find out how scientists discovered this amazing planetary family and what makes it so special.
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June 19, 2026
TOI-1080 b is a rocky world more than ten times heavier than Earth, yet its entire year lasts less than four days! Find out how scientists spotted this faraway planet using two clever tricks — a tiny dip in starlight and a subtle stellar wobble.
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June 19, 2026
Kepler-1704 b is a giant planet almost twelve times wider than Earth, orbiting a star that looks a lot like our Sun. Could it be in the Goldilocks Zone? The answer is more complicated than you might think!
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June 19, 2026
Meet GJ 3090 c, a world 73 light-years away that zips around its star in just 16 days! This mini-Neptune doesn't exist anywhere in our solar system, and scientists are working hard to unlock its secrets — one careful clue at a time.
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June 17, 2026
Barnard c is one of the closest exoplanets ever found, orbiting a dim red star just under 6 light-years from Earth. This small, warm world completes a full year in just over 4 days — and scientists only discovered it in 2025!
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June 17, 2026
TOI-4336 A c is a super-Earth spotted 73.5 light-years away, where a year lasts just 7.59 days! Scientists are still piecing together what this world is made of — and the answers might surprise you.
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June 16, 2026
Just 40 light-years away, a cool red dwarf star called 55 Cnc B holds at least seven planets in its grip. One of those worlds, discovered in 2025, is a super-Earth that completes a full year in under a week. Here is what scientists have found so far.
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June 15, 2026
Scientists have never taken a photo of TOI-5789 b, yet they know it exists, how big it is, and how scorching hot it gets. Find out how astronomers use tiny wobbles and faint dips in starlight to uncover worlds 66.7 light-years away.
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June 15, 2026
TOI-2257 b is a planet 188 light-years away that sits in the zone where liquid water might be possible. Scientists don't know yet if it could support life, but the clues so far make it one of the most interesting worlds worth watching.
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