TIC 390586021 b: Getting to Know a Mini-Neptune

TIC 390586021 b: Getting to Know a Mini-Neptune

October 22, 2026

TIC 390586021 b: Getting to Know a Mini-Neptune

TIC 390586021 b is a mini-Neptune — a type of planet bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune — and it zips around its star in less than three days! Scientists are piecing together clues about what this faraway world is made of, and the answers are surprisingly tricky.

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Meet TOI-4662 b: A Mini-Neptune Around a Orange Star

October 10, 2026

Meet TOI-4662 b: A Mini-Neptune Around a Orange Star

TOI-4662 b is a mysterious world almost nine times heavier than Earth, racing around an orange star in just 4.7 days. Scientists discovered it in 2026, and its strange size and mass raise big questions about what might be hiding inside.

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What Is TOI-1752 b? A Super-Earth

October 4, 2026

What Is TOI-1752 b? A Super-Earth

TOI-1752 b is a scorching hot super-Earth that completes one full orbit around its star in less than a single Earth day! Scientists are piecing together clues about what this faraway world is made of — and the answers might surprise you.

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TOI-4898 b: Getting to Know a Mini-Neptune

September 16, 2026

TOI-4898 b: Getting to Know a Mini-Neptune

TOI-4898 b is a strange world 322 light-years away that doesn't look like anything in our solar system. It's bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune, and scientists think it might have a thick atmosphere and a deep layer of icy material hidden inside.

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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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