June 10, 2026
TOI-1338 b is a planet that orbits two stars at once, kind of like Tatooine from Star Wars! But could this giant, faraway world support life? Scientists look at its temperature, size, and location to find out.
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June 10, 2026
Meet GJ 4274 c, a planet almost 8.5 times heavier than Earth sitting just 23.6 light-years away! Scientists call it a mini-Neptune, and it zips around its cool red dwarf star in under 70 days. There is a lot to learn about this nearby world.
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June 10, 2026
A planet almost exactly Earth's size was discovered 61.6 light-years away — and astronomers found it by watching a star's light flicker! Learn how the transit method works and what scientists have figured out about the hot, rocky world called TOI-6716 b.
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June 10, 2026
Proxima Cen b is a planet almost exactly Earth's size, orbiting the star closest to our Sun — just 4.24 light-years away. But could it support life? Scientists are still working to uncover the secrets of this nearby, mysterious world.
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June 10, 2026
Did you know that almost every star in the sky probably has its own family of planets? Find out how planet systems are born, why planets end up where they do, and how scientists discover worlds around distant stars.
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June 10, 2026
A planet bigger than Earth has been found orbiting a small, dim red star called GJ 3378. Scientists used a clever light-dimming trick to spot it, and while there is still a lot to learn, every new world discovered helps us understand just how many planets fill our galaxy.
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June 10, 2026
The nearest star beyond our Sun is called Proxima Centauri, and it is about 4.24 light-years away. That sounds close, but even the fastest spacecraft ever built would take tens of thousands of years to get there. Find out why star distances are so hard to imagine!
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June 8, 2026
Light circles Earth seven times a second — yet still takes years to reach the nearest star. Here's how far 'far' really is in space.
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June 8, 2026
Measure a planet's size and weight, and you can guess what it's made of — rock, water, or gas. Here's the simple trick scientists use.
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June 8, 2026
One small red star hides seven Earth-sized planets, packed closer than Mercury orbits our Sun. Meet TRAPPIST-1 and other famous planet families.
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