September 11, 2026
GJ 1061 b is a rocky world almost exactly Earth's size, circling a cool red star just 12 light-years away. Scientists found it by watching the star wobble — and what they learned is pretty amazing.
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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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August 18, 2026
Tau Cet h is one of the closest exoplanets we know about, but even so, getting there would take thousands of years with today's spacecraft. Find out just how far 11.8 light-years really is and what it would take to make the trip.
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August 12, 2026
tau Cet g is one of the closest known exoplanets to Earth, sitting just 11.8 light-years away. This super-Earth zooms around its star in only 20 days — and scientists are just beginning to uncover its secrets.
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August 6, 2026
GJ 15 A c is a giant planet almost 12 light-years away, orbiting a dim red star so slowly that one year there lasts over 20 Earth years. Find out how scientists discovered it and what this faraway world might really be like!
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July 31, 2026
GJ 15 A b is one of the closest exoplanets to Earth, sitting just 11.6 light-years away — but even at that short distance, it would take tens of thousands of years to reach it. Find out what this super-Earth is like and how scientists discovered it.
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July 25, 2026
Gl 725 A b is one of the closest exoplanets to Earth, but even at 11.5 light-years away, it would take our fastest spacecraft about 209,000 years to get there. Find out what that distance really means and what we know about this nearby world.
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July 13, 2026
GJ 887 b is one of the closest exoplanets to Earth, sitting just 10.7 light-years away — but even that short distance means a trip there would take over 100,000 years! Find out what scientists have learned about this mysterious super-Earth and its quiet red dwarf star.
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July 7, 2026
GJ 887 c is one of the closest exoplanets to Earth, sitting just 10.7 light-years away and orbiting a calm, dim red dwarf star. Scientists are still figuring out what this warm, super-Earth-sized world is really like — and whether it could ever support life.
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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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