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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August 27, 2026
Astronomers found a distant world called TOI-1466 b by catching its tiny shadow crossing a star 282 light-years away. Learn how two clever space detective tricks — watching for dimming starlight and measuring a star's wobble — revealed this super-hot planet.
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August 23, 2026
TOI-6699 b is a mini-Neptune — a type of planet that doesn't even exist in our own solar system! It whips around its star in just over five days and reaches scorching temperatures. Find out what makes this faraway world so fascinating.
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August 15, 2026
Scientists have never actually seen TOI-2104 b, but they still know its size, mass, and temperature. Find out how two clever tricks let astronomers study a planet that is 250 light-years away and completely hidden by its star's glare.
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August 13, 2026
A planet called TOI-2133 b orbits its star in less than four days and is hot enough to melt most metals. Scientists confirmed this strange world in 2026, and it is already teaching us more about the many kinds of planets that exist across the galaxy.
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August 9, 2026
Astronomers found a faraway planet called TOI-1732 b using a clever trick — watching for tiny dips in starlight when the planet passes in front of its star. Find out how this method works and what scientists have learned about this hot, fast world 244 light-years away.
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August 2, 2026
Kepler-1593 b is a faraway planet that sits in the zone around its star where liquid water might be possible. Scientists don't know yet if it has water or life, but its location makes it one of the more interesting worlds worth watching.
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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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