August 23, 2026
TOI-6699 b is a mini-Neptune — a type of planet that doesn't even exist in our own solar system! It whips around its star in just over five days and reaches scorching temperatures. Find out what makes this faraway world so fascinating.
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August 17, 2026
TOI-1105 b is a planet three times wider than Earth, orbiting a distant star so closely that one year there lasts only 11 days! Scientists think it has a rocky core wrapped in thick layers of gas — and studying it helps us learn how many wild kinds of planets exist out there.
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August 11, 2026
DMPP-8 b is a giant planet discovered in 2026, orbiting a star 248 light-years away. It completes one trip around its star in just 63 days, and scientists think it may be a warm, gas-filled world similar to Jupiter or Saturn — but with plenty of mysteries still to solve.
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August 5, 2026
A planet called TIC 88692598 b orbits a cool, dim star 240 light-years away, and its whole year lasts less than three Earth days! Scientists are still piecing together what this super-Earth is made of — and the answer might surprise you.
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July 30, 2026
TOI-5159 b is a super-Earth located 180 light-years away, and it is bigger than our planet but smaller than Neptune. Scientists are working to figure out what this mysterious in-between world is made of — and the clues are pretty surprising!
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July 24, 2026
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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July 18, 2026
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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July 12, 2026
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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July 7, 2026
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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June 30, 2026
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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