October 25, 2026
Astronomers found a world called Kepler-1661 b that might sit in the zone where liquid water could exist — but it's also much bigger than Earth and very cold. Could it still be friendly to life? The answer might surprise you.
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October 24, 2026
Meet TOI-929 b, a scorching hot world 373 light-years away that completes an entire year in less than six Earth days! Scientists are still piecing together what this strange planet is made of, and its story is full of surprises.
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October 14, 2026
TOI-209 b is a scorching hot planet 370 light-years away that no telescope can photograph — yet scientists know its size, mass, and temperature. Find out how two clever tricks using starlight revealed the secrets of this distant world.
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October 8, 2026
Scientists have never taken a picture of TOI-1752 c, but they still know its size, mass, and temperature — all from watching starlight flicker. Find out how two clever tricks let astronomers discover a world 336 light-years away without ever seeing it directly.
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October 2, 2026
TOI-4513 b is a scorching hot planet 335 light-years away that no one has ever seen directly — so how do scientists know it exists? Clever starlight detective work using two cool methods cracked the case, and the answers are pretty amazing.
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September 30, 2026
Astronomers confirmed a new planet called TOI-5624 d in 2026, and it is a wild one — a scorching hot world that zips around its star in just 13.7 days! It is one of five planets in its system, and scientists are still figuring out what it is made of.
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September 27, 2026
About 88 light-years away, a star called HD 158259 has five planets packed surprisingly close together — all zooming around in just days! Scientists are still piecing together what these crowded worlds are made of and why they orbit in such a tight, orderly chain.
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September 26, 2026
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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September 18, 2026
A newly confirmed planet called TOI-808 b orbits its star in less than 10 days and reaches temperatures hot enough to melt metal. Scientists are still puzzling out how this scorching world ended up so close to its star — and what it can teach us about planets beyond our solar system.
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September 12, 2026
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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