Meet Kepler-1985 b, a newly discovered exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1985, found in 2023 by the trusty Kepler space telescope using its clever CCD array. Although it doesn’t have a snazzy official name yet, this planet is part of the vast cosmos that keeps astronomers excited about what lies beyond our solar system. Kepler-1985 b was spotted as it gracefully passed in front of its star—a nifty trick called the transit method. Though details like its exact distance from Earth are still a cosmic mystery, this distant world adds to the sparkling roster of planets detected by Kepler, inspiring dreamers to imagine what alien skies might look like far, far away.
