Nestled around the nearby red dwarf Teegarden's Star, Teegarden's Star b is an intriguing exoplanet discovered in 2019 using clever radial velocity techniques at the Calar Alto Observatory with the CARMENES instrument. This little world orbits its star in a cozy, close-in dance, suggesting temperatures that might just be right for liquid water to exist—making it a tempting candidate in the search for life beyond Earth. Located just about 12 light-years away, this planet is one of our closest neighbors in the cosmic neighborhood. While it’s a bit of a mystery planet without a fancy proper name, its discovery marked a thrilling milestone in exoplanet exploration, showing how even the smallest stars can host potentially habitable worlds. Who knows what secrets Teegarden's Star b might reveal next?
