How Did We Find TOI-5777 b?

How Did We Find TOI-5777 b?

October 20, 2026

How Did We Find TOI-5777 b?

TOI-5777 b is a scorching hot planet 373 light-years away — and we found it without ever seeing it directly. Discover the two clever tricks astronomers used to spot this hidden world and figure out what it might be made of.

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TOI-209 b: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

October 14, 2026

TOI-209 b: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

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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How Did We Find TOI-4513 b?

October 2, 2026

How Did We Find TOI-4513 b?

TOI-4513 b is a scorching hot planet 335 light-years away that no one has ever seen directly — so how do scientists know it exists? Clever starlight detective work using two cool methods cracked the case, and the answers are pretty amazing.

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Spotting TOI-2453 b: The Transit Method

August 21, 2026

Spotting TOI-2453 b: The Transit Method

How do astronomers find a planet 267 light-years away when they can't even see it? The secret is a tiny dip in starlight — and a clever trick called the transit method. Meet TOI-2453 b, a scorching world discovered by its own shadow.

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TOI-2104 b: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

August 15, 2026

TOI-2104 b: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

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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Spotting TOI-1732 b: The Transit Method

August 9, 2026

Spotting TOI-1732 b: The Transit Method

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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Inside HIP 41378: A Family of 6 Planets

August 4, 2026

Inside HIP 41378: A Family of 6 Planets

Three hundred and forty-seven light-years away, a star called HIP 41378 has six planets circling around it. One of those planets, HIP 41378 d, is giving scientists some of their best clues yet about what faraway worlds might really be made of.

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How Did We Find DMPP-6 c?

July 28, 2026

How Did We Find DMPP-6 c?

Scientists can't photograph DMPP-6 c, but they still proved it exists — 178 light-years away! Find out how a tiny starlight wobble and a cool trick called the Doppler effect helped astronomers uncover this mysterious world bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune.

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Spotting LHS 1903 d: The Transit Method

July 10, 2026

Spotting LHS 1903 d: The Transit Method

In 2026, scientists discovered a new planet called LHS 1903 d, orbiting a dim red star 116 light-years away. Find out how astronomers used tiny dips in starlight to spot this distant world — and what those dips reveal about the planet's size and orbit.

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TOI-5789 b: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

June 15, 2026

TOI-5789 b: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

Scientists have never taken a photo of TOI-5789 b, yet they know it exists, how big it is, and how scorching hot it gets. Find out how astronomers use tiny wobbles and faint dips in starlight to uncover worlds 66.7 light-years away.

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