July 13, 2026
GJ 887 b is one of the closest exoplanets to Earth, sitting just 10.7 light-years away — but even that short distance means a trip there would take over 100,000 years! Find out what scientists have learned about this mysterious super-Earth and its quiet red dwarf star.
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July 7, 2026
GJ 887 c is one of the closest exoplanets to Earth, sitting just 10.7 light-years away and orbiting a calm, dim red dwarf star. Scientists are still figuring out what this warm, super-Earth-sized world is really like — and whether it could ever support life.
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June 12, 2026
Scientists confirmed a new rocky planet called GJ 887 e in 2026, and it is one of the closest exoplanets to Earth ever found. It is a little bigger than our planet, blazing hot, and orbits its star in just over four days — making it a wild world worth learning about.
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June 11, 2026
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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