September 10, 2026
TOI-5788 b is a super-Earth more than three times heavier than our planet, orbiting so close to its star that its surface reaches scorching temperatures hot enough to melt lead. Scientists discovered it in 2026, and it's already raising big questions about what rocky worlds can look like.
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September 7, 2026
Kepler-1636 b is a faraway planet sitting in the Goldilocks Zone — the region around a star where liquid water might exist. Scientists think it could be a mysterious world bigger than Earth, but there's still so much we don't know about it.
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September 5, 2026
GJ 1061 d is one of Earth's closest exoplanet neighbors, sitting just 12 light-years away — but that still means about 114 trillion kilometers of empty space. Find out what scientists know about this super-Earth and why it might be one of the most interesting nearby worlds to study.
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September 3, 2026
Just 23.6 light-years away, a small red star called GJ 667 C has five worlds orbiting around it — and one of them, GJ 667 C g, is almost twice as wide as Earth. Could any of these planets have liquid water or even life?
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September 1, 2026
Kepler-1362 b is a distant world nearly 2,400 light-years away, sitting in the zone where liquid water might be possible. Scientists don't know yet if it has air, water, or a solid surface — but it has already passed the first big test.
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August 26, 2026
TOI-1736 c is a giant planet about 290 light-years away that orbits a Sun-like star. Scientists are asking whether it could support life, and the answer involves frozen temperatures, mysterious atmospheres, and a planet so huge it probably has no solid ground at all.
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August 24, 2026
tau Cet f is one of the closest known exoplanets to Earth, orbiting a star you can actually see in the night sky. It's nearly four times heavier than Earth and might even sit in the zone where liquid water could exist — but scientists still have a lot to learn about this mysterious world.
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August 20, 2026
HD 27969 b is a giant planet nearly 13 times wider than Earth, orbiting a Sun-like star 222 light-years away. Could it support life? Scientists have some clues, but the answer might surprise you.
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August 14, 2026
Astronomers discovered a new planet called TOI-7166 b that is bigger than Earth and orbits a cool red star 116 light-years away. Could it support life? Scientists are just starting to ask that question, and the answers are fascinating.
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August 10, 2026
Six planets orbit a single star 661 light-years away, moving in a remarkable rhythm. The newest discovery, K2-138 g, helps scientists understand this fascinating family of worlds — and raises big questions about what these planets are made of.
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