TOI-697 b: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

TOI-697 b: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

September 8, 2026

TOI-697 b: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

TOI-697 b is a planet so far away that no telescope can photograph it — yet scientists still figured out its size, mass, and temperature just by watching starlight. Find out how two clever tricks turn tiny signals into big discoveries!

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HD 48265 c: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

September 2, 2026

HD 48265 c: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

HD 48265 c is a giant planet 295 light-years away that no telescope has ever photographed. Scientists still figured out its size, mass, and year length just by watching how its star wobbles — and the answer is pretty amazing.

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How Did We Find TOI-1466 b?

August 27, 2026

How Did We Find TOI-1466 b?

Astronomers found a distant world called TOI-1466 b by catching its tiny shadow crossing a star 282 light-years away. Learn how two clever space detective tricks — watching for dimming starlight and measuring a star's wobble — revealed this super-hot planet.

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Spotting TOI-2453 b: The Transit Method

August 21, 2026

Spotting TOI-2453 b: The Transit Method

How do astronomers find a planet 267 light-years away when they can't even see it? The secret is a tiny dip in starlight — and a clever trick called the transit method. Meet TOI-2453 b, a scorching world discovered by its own shadow.

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TOI-2104 b: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

August 15, 2026

TOI-2104 b: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

Scientists have never actually seen TOI-2104 b, but they still know its size, mass, and temperature. Find out how two clever tricks let astronomers study a planet that is 250 light-years away and completely hidden by its star's glare.

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Spotting TOI-1732 b: The Transit Method

August 9, 2026

Spotting TOI-1732 b: The Transit Method

Astronomers found a faraway planet called TOI-1732 b using a clever trick — watching for tiny dips in starlight when the planet passes in front of its star. Find out how this method works and what scientists have learned about this hot, fast world 244 light-years away.

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Spotting TOI-6281 b: The Transit Method

August 3, 2026

Spotting TOI-6281 b: The Transit Method

A planet 188 light-years away crosses in front of its star once every little more than a day, causing a tiny dip in starlight. Find out how astronomers used that almost invisible flicker — plus a star's tiny wobble — to discover a scorching world called TOI-6281 b.

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How Did We Find DMPP-6 c?

July 28, 2026

How Did We Find DMPP-6 c?

Scientists can't photograph DMPP-6 c, but they still proved it exists — 178 light-years away! Find out how a tiny starlight wobble and a cool trick called the Doppler effect helped astronomers uncover this mysterious world bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune.

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Spotting TIC 231949697 b: The Transit Method

July 22, 2026

Spotting TIC 231949697 b: The Transit Method

How do you find a planet you can never see? Astronomers used clever tricks with starlight to spot TIC 231949697 b, a scorching rocky world 164 light-years away. Find out how tiny dips in brightness led to one of science's coolest discoveries.

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HD 164604 c: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

July 16, 2026

HD 164604 c: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

HD 164604 c is a giant planet nearly ten times bigger than Jupiter — and no telescope has ever taken its picture. Scientists figured out it exists by watching its star wobble in a clever trick using light. Find out how they did it!

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