July 27, 2026
Kepler-991 b is a planet more than 1,200 light-years away that scientists discovered in 2016. It's bigger than Earth, orbits a calm orange star, and has a temperature that might not rule out life — but there's still a lot we don't know.
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July 9, 2026
Kepler-553 c is a giant planet orbiting a star more than 2,000 light-years away — and scientists think liquid water might not be completely impossible there. Find out what makes this faraway world so interesting and so mysterious.
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July 1, 2026
Epsilon Eridani b is one of the closest known exoplanets to Earth — but close in space still means 10.5 light-years away! Find out how long it would take to travel there, what kind of planet it is, and how scientists discovered it.
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June 22, 2026
Scientists have never taken a photo of HD 114386 c, but they still know it exists! Find out how astronomers use clever tricks — like measuring tiny star wobbles — to discover planets that are completely invisible to us.
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June 21, 2026
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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June 12, 2026
About 42 light-years away, a planet called HD 40307 g sits in the zone around its star where liquid water could exist. Scientists can't visit it yet, but the clues they've found make it one of the most interesting worlds to watch when searching for life.
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