Spotting TOI-5624 e: The Transit Method

Spotting TOI-5624 e: The Transit Method

September 26, 2026

Spotting TOI-5624 e: The Transit Method

A planet called TOI-5624 e was discovered 332 light-years away using a clever trick — scientists watched for tiny dips in starlight to find a world they could never see directly. Find out how this hot, mysterious planet was spotted and what scientists have learned so far.

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Meet TOI-5624 f: A Mini-Neptune Around a Sun-Like Star

September 22, 2026

Meet TOI-5624 f: A Mini-Neptune Around a Sun-Like Star

TOI-5624 f is a mini-Neptune almost four times wider than Earth, orbiting a star a lot like our Sun — 332 light-years away. Scientists found it in a surprising way, by watching how its gravity pushed and pulled on neighboring planets!

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Meet the HD 134606 System: 5 Worlds Around One Star

September 21, 2026

Meet the HD 134606 System: 5 Worlds Around One Star

About 87 light-years away, a star called HD 134606 has five planets orbiting around it — and one of them zooms through a full year in just over four days! Find out what scientists discovered about this cool solar system in 2024.

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Spotting DMPP-7 b: The Wobble (Radial Velocity) Method

September 20, 2026

Spotting DMPP-7 b: The Wobble (Radial Velocity) Method

Astronomers found a giant planet 331 light-years away — without ever taking its picture! They used the wobble method, which detects tiny movements in a star caused by a planet's gravity. Find out how this clever trick revealed a world called DMPP-7 b.

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How Did We Find TOI-5788 c?

September 14, 2026

How Did We Find TOI-5788 c?

A planet called TOI-5788 c was discovered hundreds of light-years away using two clever tricks — catching its shadow as it crossed its star and watching the star wobble. Find out how scientists uncovered this hot, fast-moving world without ever seeing it directly.

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TOI-5605 b: A New World Around TOI-5605

September 12, 2026

TOI-5605 b: A New World Around TOI-5605

Three hundred and ten light-years away, a planet called TOI-5605 b races around its star in less than six Earth days and reaches scorching temperatures. Scientists confirmed this fascinating world in 2026, and it is already helping us understand the amazing variety of planets across our galaxy.

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TOI-697 b: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

September 8, 2026

TOI-697 b: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

TOI-697 b is a planet so far away that no telescope can photograph it — yet scientists still figured out its size, mass, and temperature just by watching starlight. Find out how two clever tricks turn tiny signals into big discoveries!

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TOI-5532 b: A New World Around TOI-5532

September 6, 2026

TOI-5532 b: A New World Around TOI-5532

Astronomers have confirmed a new planet called TOI-5532 b, located 297 light-years away. It's bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, orbits its star in just 5.65 days, and is hot enough to melt lead. What else makes this distant world so interesting?

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Meet the GJ 667 C System: 5 Worlds Around One Star

September 3, 2026

Meet the GJ 667 C System: 5 Worlds Around One Star

Just 23.6 light-years away, a small red star called GJ 667 C has five worlds orbiting around it — and one of them, GJ 667 C g, is almost twice as wide as Earth. Could any of these planets have liquid water or even life?

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HD 48265 c: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

September 2, 2026

HD 48265 c: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

HD 48265 c is a giant planet 295 light-years away that no telescope has ever photographed. Scientists still figured out its size, mass, and year length just by watching how its star wobbles — and the answer is pretty amazing.

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