October 26, 2026
In 2026, astronomers discovered TIC 18942729 b, a planet 376 light-years away that completes one full orbit around its star in just one Earth day! Find out how scientists spotted it without ever leaving home — using tiny dips in starlight.
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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 18, 2026
TOI-201 d is a super-Earth discovered in 2026, orbiting a star 371 light-years away. It completes a full orbit in under six days and reaches scorching temperatures hotter than lava. Find out what makes this strange, fast-moving world so fascinating to scientists!
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October 16, 2026
TOI-5938 b is a strange world nearly four times wider than Earth, orbiting a distant orange star in just over two days. It belongs to a type of planet our solar system has none of — and it is already helping scientists understand what most planets in the galaxy are really like.
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October 12, 2026
Meet DMPP-9 b, a planet about 357 light-years away that scientists confirmed in 2026! It weighs 14 times as much as Earth and zips around its star in just under two weeks. Find out how astronomers discovered it and what makes mini-Neptunes so special.
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October 11, 2026
Teegarden's Star d is a rocky, Earth-sized planet orbiting a tiny red star just 12.5 light-years away — practically next door in space terms. Discovered in 2024, this cold, mysterious world is already making scientists ask big questions about what planets near us are really like.
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October 8, 2026
Scientists have never taken a picture of TOI-1752 c, but they still know its size, mass, and temperature — all from watching starlight flicker. Find out how two clever tricks let astronomers discover a world 336 light-years away without ever seeing it directly.
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October 6, 2026
TOI-883 b is a Neptune-like planet that zooms around its star in just 10 days and gets so hot it could melt metal. Discovered in 2026, this faraway world has a lot of surprising secrets to share!
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September 30, 2026
Astronomers confirmed a new planet called TOI-5624 d in 2026, and it is a wild one — a scorching hot world that zips around its star in just 13.7 days! It is one of five planets in its system, and scientists are still figuring out what it is made of.
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September 27, 2026
About 88 light-years away, a star called HD 158259 has five planets packed surprisingly close together — all zooming around in just days! Scientists are still piecing together what these crowded worlds are made of and why they orbit in such a tight, orderly chain.
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