June 19, 2026
TOI-1080 b is a rocky world more than ten times heavier than Earth, yet its entire year lasts less than four days! Find out how scientists spotted this faraway planet using two clever tricks — a tiny dip in starlight and a subtle stellar wobble.
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June 17, 2026
TOI-4336 A c is a super-Earth spotted 73.5 light-years away, where a year lasts just 7.59 days! Scientists are still piecing together what this world is made of — and the answers might surprise you.
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June 16, 2026
Just 40 light-years away, a cool red dwarf star called 55 Cnc B holds at least seven planets in its grip. One of those worlds, discovered in 2025, is a super-Earth that completes a full year in under a week. Here is what scientists have found so far.
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June 15, 2026
Scientists have never taken a photo of TOI-5789 b, yet they know it exists, how big it is, and how scorching hot it gets. Find out how astronomers use tiny wobbles and faint dips in starlight to uncover worlds 66.7 light-years away.
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June 15, 2026
TOI-2257 b is a planet 188 light-years away that sits in the zone where liquid water might be possible. Scientists don't know yet if it could support life, but the clues so far make it one of the most interesting worlds worth watching.
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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
Far away in the Milky Way, a star called KOI-351 has eight planets orbiting around it — just like our own Sun! Scientists are studying one of those planets, KOI-351 g, to learn more about how entire families of planets are built.
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June 12, 2026
GJ 4274 b is a super-Earth just 23.6 light-years away, and scientists found it without ever seeing it directly. They tracked tiny wobbles in its star's light to reveal a speedy world that completes one full year in less than two Earth days!
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June 12, 2026
About 42 light-years away, a planet called HD 40307 g sits in the zone around its star where liquid water could exist. Scientists can't visit it yet, but the clues they've found make it one of the most interesting worlds to watch when searching for life.
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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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