TOI-5486 b: Getting to Know a Mini-Neptune

TOI-5486 b: Getting to Know a Mini-Neptune

August 29, 2026

TOI-5486 b: Getting to Know a Mini-Neptune

TOI-5486 b is a mysterious planet nearly four times wider than Earth, zooming around its star in just two days. Scientists call it a mini-Neptune, and it belongs to a type of planet our solar system doesn't even have — so what exactly is hiding inside it?

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HD 85426 c: Getting to Know a Mini-Neptune

July 24, 2026

HD 85426 c: Getting to Know a Mini-Neptune

HD 85426 c is a faraway world bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, and scientists have already figured out some surprising things about it. Find out what it might be made of, how hot it gets, and why this planet is such a great example of how space science works.

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TOI-2094 b: Getting to Know a Super-Earth

July 18, 2026

TOI-2094 b: Getting to Know a Super-Earth

TOI-2094 b is a mysterious world almost twice the size of Earth, orbiting a dim red star 163 light-years away. Scientists aren't sure if it has a rocky core, hidden water, or even an atmosphere — and the answers could change what we know about planets like it.

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Meet GJ 1137 c: A Mini-Neptune Around a Orange Star

June 24, 2026

Meet GJ 1137 c: A Mini-Neptune Around a Orange Star

Meet GJ 1137 c, a planet twice the size of Earth that races around an orange star in less than ten days! It belongs to a type of world called a mini-Neptune — and there is nothing like it in our own solar system.

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