tau Cet g: A World 11.8 Light-Years From Earth

tau Cet g: A World 11.8 Light-Years From Earth

August 12, 2026

tau Cet g: A World 11.8 Light-Years From Earth

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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Meet DMPP-8 b: A Giant Planet Around a White Star

August 11, 2026

Meet DMPP-8 b: A Giant Planet Around a White Star

DMPP-8 b is a giant planet discovered in 2026, orbiting a star 248 light-years away. It completes one trip around its star in just 63 days, and scientists think it may be a warm, gas-filled world similar to Jupiter or Saturn — but with plenty of mysteries still to solve.

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Meet TOI-7384 b: A Newly Found Mini-Neptune

August 7, 2026

Meet TOI-7384 b: A Newly Found Mini-Neptune

TOI-7384 b is a newly confirmed planet 218 light-years away that completes a full year in just over six Earth days. It belongs to a strange class of worlds called mini-Neptunes — and scientists are just starting to uncover its secrets.

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GJ 15 A c: A World 11.6 Light-Years From Earth

August 6, 2026

GJ 15 A c: A World 11.6 Light-Years From Earth

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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TIC 88692598 b: Getting to Know a Super-Earth

August 5, 2026

TIC 88692598 b: Getting to Know a Super-Earth

A planet called TIC 88692598 b orbits a cool, dim star 240 light-years away, and its whole year lasts less than three Earth days! Scientists are still piecing together what this super-Earth is made of — and the answer might surprise you.

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Spotting TOI-6281 b: The Transit Method

August 3, 2026

Spotting TOI-6281 b: The Transit Method

A planet 188 light-years away crosses in front of its star once every little more than a day, causing a tiny dip in starlight. Find out how astronomers used that almost invisible flicker — plus a star's tiny wobble — to discover a scorching world called TOI-6281 b.

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Kepler-1593 b: A World Where Water Might Be Possible

August 2, 2026

Kepler-1593 b: A World Where Water Might Be Possible

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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Meet DMPP-6 b: A Newly Found Mini-Neptune

August 1, 2026

Meet DMPP-6 b: A Newly Found Mini-Neptune

DMPP-6 b is a newly confirmed planet 178 light-years away, and it completes an entire year in just 7.6 days! It belongs to a type of planet called a mini-Neptune — one of the most common kinds in the galaxy, but totally absent from our own solar system.

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TOI-1718 b: A New World Around TOI-1718

July 26, 2026

TOI-1718 b: A New World Around TOI-1718

TOI-1718 b is a scorching hot planet nearly four times wider than Earth, racing around its star in less than six days. It belongs to a type of world that doesn't exist in our solar system — and scientists are just beginning to uncover its secrets.

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HD 191939: A Family of Worlds Around One Star

July 17, 2026

HD 191939: A Family of Worlds Around One Star

175 light-years away, a star called HD 191939 is surrounded by at least six planets — including one called HD 191939 c, a world bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune. Learn how scientists found this busy planet family and what makes it so special.

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