HD 85426 c: Getting to Know a Mini-Neptune

HD 85426 c: Getting to Know a Mini-Neptune

July 24, 2026

HD 85426 c: Getting to Know a Mini-Neptune

HD 85426 c is a faraway world bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, and scientists have already figured out some surprising things about it. Find out what it might be made of, how hot it gets, and why this planet is such a great example of how space science works.

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TOI-2094 b: Getting to Know a Super-Earth

July 18, 2026

TOI-2094 b: Getting to Know a Super-Earth

TOI-2094 b is a mysterious world almost twice the size of Earth, orbiting a dim red star 163 light-years away. Scientists aren't sure if it has a rocky core, hidden water, or even an atmosphere — and the answers could change what we know about planets like it.

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What Is TOI-237 c? A Rocky World

July 12, 2026

What Is TOI-237 c? A Rocky World

TOI-237 c is a rocky planet almost twice as heavy as Earth, but it zips around its small, dim star in less than two days! Find out how scientists figured out what this distant, scorching world is made of without ever visiting it.

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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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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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Meet GJ 1137 c: A Mini-Neptune Around a Orange Star

June 24, 2026

Meet GJ 1137 c: A Mini-Neptune Around a Orange Star

Meet GJ 1137 c, a planet twice the size of Earth that races around an orange star in less than ten days! It belongs to a type of world called a mini-Neptune — and there is nothing like it in our own solar system.

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Meet HD 176986 d: A Mini-Neptune Around a Orange Star

June 21, 2026

Meet HD 176986 d: A Mini-Neptune Around a Orange Star

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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TOI-4336 A c: Getting to Know a Super-Earth

June 17, 2026

TOI-4336 A c: Getting to Know a Super-Earth

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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Meet TOI-5789 d: A Super-Earth Around a Orange Star

June 13, 2026

Meet TOI-5789 d: A Super-Earth Around a Orange Star

TOI-5789 d is a super-Earth almost twice as wide as our planet, orbiting an orange star just 66.7 light-years away. Scientists are piecing together what this hot, rocky-ish world is made of — and the answer might surprise you.

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Meet GJ 887 d: A Mini-Neptune Around a Small Red Star

June 11, 2026

Meet GJ 887 d: A Mini-Neptune Around a Small Red Star

Only 10.7 light-years away, a small red star called GJ 887 has a planet our solar system doesn't — a mini-Neptune! Find out how scientists discovered GJ 887 d, what it might look like inside, and why this chilly world helps us understand planets across the universe.

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