September 10, 2026
TOI-5788 b is a super-Earth more than three times heavier than our planet, orbiting so close to its star that its surface reaches scorching temperatures hot enough to melt lead. Scientists discovered it in 2026, and it's already raising big questions about what rocky worlds can look like.
KEEP READING
September 5, 2026
GJ 1061 d is one of Earth's closest exoplanet neighbors, sitting just 12 light-years away — but that still means about 114 trillion kilometers of empty space. Find out what scientists know about this super-Earth and why it might be one of the most interesting nearby worlds to study.
KEEP READING
September 3, 2026
Just 23.6 light-years away, a small red star called GJ 667 C has five worlds orbiting around it — and one of them, GJ 667 C g, is almost twice as wide as Earth. Could any of these planets have liquid water or even life?
KEEP READING
September 1, 2026
Kepler-1362 b is a distant world nearly 2,400 light-years away, sitting in the zone where liquid water might be possible. Scientists don't know yet if it has air, water, or a solid surface — but it has already passed the first big test.
KEEP READING
August 31, 2026
Meet TOI-1756 b, a super-Earth discovered in 2026 that is nearly twice as wide as our planet and hot enough to melt lead! Scientists are still puzzling over what it is made of, and the answers could teach us a lot about how planets form.
KEEP READING
August 27, 2026
Astronomers found a distant world called TOI-1466 b by catching its tiny shadow crossing a star 282 light-years away. Learn how two clever space detective tricks — watching for dimming starlight and measuring a star's wobble — revealed this super-hot planet.
KEEP READING
August 24, 2026
tau Cet f is one of the closest known exoplanets to Earth, orbiting a star you can actually see in the night sky. It's nearly four times heavier than Earth and might even sit in the zone where liquid water could exist — but scientists still have a lot to learn about this mysterious world.
KEEP READING
August 19, 2026
Meet TOI-4363 b, a real planet discovered in 2026 that is nearly four times heavier than Earth and so close to its star that one year lasts only about two days. Scientists have already uncovered some amazing facts about this scorching super-Earth — and there is still so much more to learn.
KEEP READING
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.
KEEP READING
August 15, 2026
Scientists have never actually seen TOI-2104 b, but they still know its size, mass, and temperature. Find out how two clever tricks let astronomers study a planet that is 250 light-years away and completely hidden by its star's glare.
KEEP READING