Orbiting the star K2-83 far beyond our solar system, K2-83 c is a fascinating exoplanet discovered in 2016 using the space-based Kepler telescope’s CCD array. This world was detected by watching it pass in front of its host star, a method called the transit technique, which lets us catch glimpses of distant planets as tiny shadows. While we don’t yet have a flashy proper name for K2-83 c, it’s part of the exciting catalog of alien worlds found by the K2 mission, a clever extension of the original Kepler mission. Imagine standing there, gazing up at an alien sky, knowing this planet orbits its sun at a cosmic neighborhood that’s wonderfully different from our own.
