July 21, 2026
Scientists found a planet called Wolf 1069 b that is almost the same size as Earth and sits in the zone where liquid water could exist. Could it be friendly to life? There is a lot we still don't know, but this nearby world is definitely worth watching.
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July 14, 2026
Meet TOI-2431 b, a rocky super-Earth located 118 light-years away where a single year lasts just five hours! This scorching world is so close to its star that some rocks might turn to vapor — and scientists are still working to unlock its secrets.
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July 12, 2026
TOI-237 c is a rocky planet almost twice as heavy as Earth, but it zips around its small, dim star in less than two days! Find out how scientists figured out what this distant, scorching world is made of without ever visiting it.
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July 8, 2026
LHS 1903 b is a scorching super-Earth discovered in 2026, orbiting a dim red star 116 light-years away — and it has three planetary neighbors! Find out what makes this fast-moving rocky world so fascinating to scientists.
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June 21, 2026
TOI-4552 b is a rocky world just a little bigger than Earth, but it is nothing like home. It is scorching hot, orbits its star in less than eight hours, and is way too extreme for life — yet scientists say it has a lot to teach us.
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June 13, 2026
TOI-5789 d is a super-Earth almost twice as wide as our planet, orbiting an orange star just 66.7 light-years away. Scientists are piecing together what this hot, rocky-ish world is made of — and the answer might surprise you.
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June 12, 2026
Scientists confirmed a new rocky planet called GJ 887 e in 2026, and it is one of the closest exoplanets to Earth ever found. It is a little bigger than our planet, blazing hot, and orbits its star in just over four days — making it a wild world worth learning about.
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June 8, 2026
Measure a planet's size and weight, and you can guess what it's made of — rock, water, or gas. Here's the simple trick scientists use.
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