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Kepler-926 b

World type: water_world
Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2016
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Kepler-926 b is an intriguing exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-926, discovered back in 2016 by the ever-watchful Kepler space telescope using the clever transit method. This means we spotted it by catching the tiny shadow it cast as it passed in front of its star—a cosmic game of hide-and-seek! Though it's a distant world far beyond our solar system, its discovery adds another exciting piece to the puzzle of planets out there. While we don’t have a catchy nickname for this world yet, Kepler-926 b invites us to imagine exotic skies and alien landscapes. Thanks to the precise Kepler CCD Array, we continue to uncover these distant worlds, bringing the mysteries of our galaxy a bit closer to home.