Inside TOI-178: A Family of 6 Planets

Inside TOI-178: A Family of 6 Planets

July 23, 2026

Inside TOI-178: A Family of 6 Planets

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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HD 110067: A Family of Worlds Around One Star

June 29, 2026

HD 110067: A Family of Worlds Around One Star

One hundred and five light-years away, a star called HD 110067 has six planets orbiting around it in an almost musical pattern. Scientists are studying this amazing family of worlds to learn how planets form and why our own Solar System looks so different.

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TRAPPIST-1: A Family of Worlds Around One Star

June 10, 2026

TRAPPIST-1: A Family of Worlds Around One Star

About 40 light-years away, a tiny, dim star called TRAPPIST-1 has seven planets circling around it. One of them, TRAPPIST-1 f, is almost exactly the same size as Earth — so scientists are watching this whole system very closely.

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