NASA has revealed two new “super-puff” planets, giant worlds so light that their density is comparable to cotton candy. Scientists calculate that these Jupiter-sized planets are the “puffiest” worlds ever found.
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Eyes on Exoplanets Tutorial Welcome to NASA’s Eyes on Exoplanets! Use this tutorial to start exploring worlds beyond our own. With this 3D interactive tool, you can visit all the stars beyond the Sun where we’ve found other planets, called exoplanets. Choose a star or exoplanet and see an artist’s concept of what it might […]
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TOI-3457 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a F-type star. Its mass is 2.51 Jupiters, it takes 32.6 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.2001 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2026.
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GJ 3378 b is a super Earth exoplanet that orbits a M-type star. Its mass is 2.3 Earths, it takes 21.5 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.09673 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2026.
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HD 5388 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a F-type star. Its mass is 3.2 Jupiters, it takes 2.1 years to complete one orbit of its star, and is 1.757 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2010.
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HD 16760 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a G-type star. Its mass is 21.5 Jupiters, it takes 466.1 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 1.156 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2009.
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TOI-707 b is a Neptune-like exoplanet that orbits a G-type star. Its mass is 6.42 Earths, it takes 52.8 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.275 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2026.
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HD 6718 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a G-type star. Its mass is 2.4 Jupiters, it takes 6.8 years to complete one orbit of its star, and is 3.53 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2009.
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HD 148427 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a K-type star. Its mass is 1.2 Jupiters, it takes 331.9 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 1.11 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2009.
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TOI-1752 b is a super Earth exoplanet that orbits a M-type star. Its mass is 3.51 Earths, it takes 0.9 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.01624 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2026.
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TOI-1752 c is a Neptune-like exoplanet that orbits a M-type star. Its mass is 5.86 Earths, it takes 32.7 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.1614 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2026.
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TOI-5624 f is a Neptune-like exoplanet that orbits a G-type star. Its mass is 13 Earths, it takes 45.4 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.2366 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2026.
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TOI-5624 e is a Neptune-like exoplanet that orbits a G-type star. Its mass is 8.9 Earths, it takes 21.5 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.1439 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2026.
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TOI-5624 c is a Neptune-like exoplanet that orbits a G-type star. Its mass is 4.8 Earths, it takes 7.9 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.07374 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2026.
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TOI-5624 d is a Neptune-like exoplanet that orbits a G-type star. Its mass is 4.9 Earths, it takes 13.7 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.1067 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2026.
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TIC 183374187 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a G-type star. Its mass is 0.56 Jupiters, it takes 5.1 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.054697181101447 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2026.
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TOI-201 d is a super Earth exoplanet that orbits a F-type star. Its mass is 5.8 Earths, it takes 5.8 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.0698 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2026.
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TIC 245076932 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a F-type star. Its mass is 0.51 Jupiters, it takes 21.6 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.157 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2026.
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GJ 1137 c is a Neptune-like exoplanet that orbits a K-type star. Its mass is 5.12 Earths, it takes 9.6 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.0835 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2026.
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TWA 7 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a M-type star. Its mass is 0.34 Jupiters, it takes 553.2 years to complete one orbit of its star, and is 52 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2025.
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TIC 87422071 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a F-type star. Its mass is 1.29 Jupiters, it takes 11.4 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.106 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2026.
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TIC 147027702 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a F-type star. Its mass is 1.09 Jupiters, it takes 44.4 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.274 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2026.
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Is Tau Ceti a real star? Is there a rocky exoplanet called Erid? How long can astronauts stay in space? Are there microbes on other planets? NASA has answers, shedding light on the science facts behind the fiction in “Project Hail Mary.”
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TOI-2267 b is a terrestrial exoplanet that orbits a M-type star. Its mass is 0.972 Earths, it takes 2.3 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.0205 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2025.
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TOI-2267 d is a super Earth exoplanet that orbits a M-type star. Its mass is 3.78 Earths, it takes 2 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.0145 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2025.
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TOI-2267 c is a super Earth exoplanet that orbits a M-type star. Its mass is 1.55 Earths, it takes 3.5 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.0263 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2025.
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DMPP-9 b is a Neptune-like exoplanet that orbits a F-type star. Its mass is 14.43 Earths, it takes 12.7 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.1097 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2026.
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DMPP-8 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a F-type star. Its mass is 0.25513767 Jupiters, it takes 62.9 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.3098 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2026.
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DMPP-7 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a F-type star. Its mass is 0.19315454 Jupiters, it takes 5 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.05873 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2026.
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DMPP-6 c is a Neptune-like exoplanet that orbits a F-type star. Its mass is 13.47 Earths, it takes 36.4 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.2206 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2026.
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