How Did We Find TOI-5777 b?

How Did We Find TOI-5777 b?

October 20, 2026

How Did We Find TOI-5777 b?

TOI-5777 b is a scorching hot planet 373 light-years away — and we found it without ever seeing it directly. Discover the two clever tricks astronomers used to spot this hidden world and figure out what it might be made of.

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Spotting DMPP-7 b: The Wobble (Radial Velocity) Method

September 20, 2026

Spotting DMPP-7 b: The Wobble (Radial Velocity) Method

Astronomers found a giant planet 331 light-years away — without ever taking its picture! They used the wobble method, which detects tiny movements in a star caused by a planet's gravity. Find out how this clever trick revealed a world called DMPP-7 b.

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TOI-2104 b: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

August 15, 2026

TOI-2104 b: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

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.

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HD 164604 c: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

July 16, 2026

HD 164604 c: A Planet We Cannot See Directly

HD 164604 c is a giant planet nearly ten times bigger than Jupiter — and no telescope has ever taken its picture. Scientists figured out it exists by watching its star wobble in a clever trick using light. Find out how they did it!

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How Did We Find GJ 4274 b?

June 12, 2026

How Did We Find GJ 4274 b?

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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