August 14, 2026
Astronomers discovered a new planet called TOI-7166 b that is bigger than Earth and orbits a cool red star 116 light-years away. Could it support life? Scientists are just starting to ask that question, and the answers are fascinating.
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August 12, 2026
tau Cet g is one of the closest known exoplanets to Earth, sitting just 11.8 light-years away. This super-Earth zooms around its star in only 20 days — and scientists are just beginning to uncover its secrets.
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August 5, 2026
A planet called TIC 88692598 b orbits a cool, dim star 240 light-years away, and its whole year lasts less than three Earth days! Scientists are still piecing together what this super-Earth is made of — and the answer might surprise you.
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August 3, 2026
A planet 188 light-years away crosses in front of its star once every little more than a day, causing a tiny dip in starlight. Find out how astronomers used that almost invisible flicker — plus a star's tiny wobble — to discover a scorching world called TOI-6281 b.
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July 31, 2026
GJ 15 A b is one of the closest exoplanets to Earth, sitting just 11.6 light-years away — but even at that short distance, it would take tens of thousands of years to reach it. Find out what this super-Earth is like and how scientists discovered it.
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July 30, 2026
TOI-5159 b is a super-Earth located 180 light-years away, and it is bigger than our planet but smaller than Neptune. Scientists are working to figure out what this mysterious in-between world is made of — and the clues are pretty surprising!
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July 27, 2026
Kepler-991 b is a planet more than 1,200 light-years away that scientists discovered in 2016. It's bigger than Earth, orbits a calm orange star, and has a temperature that might not rule out life — but there's still a lot we don't know.
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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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July 22, 2026
How do you find a planet you can never see? Astronomers used clever tricks with starlight to spot TIC 231949697 b, a scorching rocky world 164 light-years away. Find out how tiny dips in brightness led to one of science's coolest discoveries.
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July 18, 2026
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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