August 30, 2026
Eps Ind A b is one of the closest exoplanets to Earth, sitting just 11.9 light-years away — but even at that distance, it would take Voyager 1 more than 200,000 years to get there. Find out what this giant, mysterious world is really like.
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August 18, 2026
Tau Cet h is one of the closest exoplanets we know about, but even so, getting there would take thousands of years with today's spacecraft. Find out just how far 11.8 light-years really is and what it would take to make the trip.
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July 25, 2026
Gl 725 A b is one of the closest exoplanets to Earth, but even at 11.5 light-years away, it would take our fastest spacecraft about 209,000 years to get there. Find out what that distance really means and what we know about this nearby world.
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June 25, 2026
Barnard e is a small planet orbiting one of the closest stars to Earth, just 5.96 light-years away. Even at that short cosmic distance, a trip there would take thousands of years. Find out what makes this nearby world so fascinating!
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June 14, 2026
Barnard d is one of the closest exoplanets to Earth, but even the fastest spacecraft ever built would take thousands of years to get there. Find out how far six light-years really is and what this small, scorching world is actually like.
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June 8, 2026
Light circles Earth seven times a second — yet still takes years to reach the nearest star. Here's how far 'far' really is in space.
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