October 22, 2026
TIC 390586021 b is a mini-Neptune — a type of planet bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune — and it zips around its star in less than three days! Scientists are piecing together clues about what this faraway world is made of, and the answers are surprisingly tricky.
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October 13, 2026
Kepler-1540 b is a planet nearly 800 light-years away that sits in the zone where liquid water might exist on its surface. Scientists don't know yet if it has an atmosphere or even a rocky surface, but its location and temperature make it one worth watching.
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September 6, 2026
Astronomers have confirmed a new planet called TOI-5532 b, located 297 light-years away. It's bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, orbits its star in just 5.65 days, and is hot enough to melt lead. What else makes this distant world so interesting?
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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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July 23, 2026
About 205 light-years away, a cool orange star is home to six planets packed tightly together and moving in a perfectly timed rhythm. This amazing system breaks many rules scientists expected — and it has a lot to teach us about how planetary families form.
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July 14, 2026
Meet TOI-2431 b, a rocky super-Earth located 118 light-years away where a single year lasts just five hours! This scorching world is so close to its star that some rocks might turn to vapor — and scientists are still working to unlock its secrets.
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