October 25, 2026
Astronomers found a world called Kepler-1661 b that might sit in the zone where liquid water could exist — but it's also much bigger than Earth and very cold. Could it still be friendly to life? The answer might surprise you.
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October 24, 2026
Meet TOI-929 b, a scorching hot world 373 light-years away that completes an entire year in less than six Earth days! Scientists are still piecing together what this strange planet is made of, and its story is full of surprises.
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October 14, 2026
TOI-209 b is a scorching hot planet 370 light-years away that no telescope can photograph — yet scientists know its size, mass, and temperature. Find out how two clever tricks using starlight revealed the secrets of this distant world.
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October 10, 2026
TOI-4662 b is a mysterious world almost nine times heavier than Earth, racing around an orange star in just 4.7 days. Scientists discovered it in 2026, and its strange size and mass raise big questions about what might be hiding inside.
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September 24, 2026
TOI-5624 b is a planet 332 light-years away that completes a full orbit in just 3.39 days and reaches temperatures hotter than Venus! It belongs to a type of planet called a mini-Neptune — and our solar system doesn't have a single one.
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September 18, 2026
A newly confirmed planet called TOI-808 b orbits its star in less than 10 days and reaches temperatures hot enough to melt metal. Scientists are still puzzling out how this scorching world ended up so close to its star — and what it can teach us about planets beyond our solar system.
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September 16, 2026
TOI-4898 b is a strange world 322 light-years away that doesn't look like anything in our solar system. It's bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, and scientists think it might have a thick atmosphere and a deep layer of icy material hidden inside.
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September 12, 2026
Three hundred and ten light-years away, a planet called TOI-5605 b races around its star in less than six Earth days and reaches scorching temperatures. Scientists confirmed this fascinating world in 2026, and it is already helping us understand the amazing variety of planets across our galaxy.
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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 30, 2026
Eps Ind A b is one of the closest exoplanets to Earth, sitting just 11.9 light-years away — but even at that distance, it would take Voyager 1 more than 200,000 years to get there. Find out what this giant, mysterious world is really like.
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