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Topic: beta-pictoris

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (file image)

Wednesday, 7/15, 01:36 PM

Astronomers find a hidden planet in the well-studied Beta Pictoris system

Astronomers have spotted a previously hidden planet orbiting Beta Pictoris, one of the most closely watched young star systems in the sky, after it eluded detection for more than a decade.
It is said to be the faintest planet ever directly imaged from Earth.

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