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New exoplanet had been hiding for more than 10 years ESO News

Jul 15, 20261:31Science & Medicine

Astronomers have discovered a third planet orbiting the star Beta Pictoris using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). The new planet, Beta Pictoris d, is among the lightest exoplanets ever to be imaged from the ground. Afte...

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New exoplanet had been hiding for more than 10 years ESO News is an episode from ESOcast SD by ESO. Astronomers have discovered a third planet orbiting the star Beta Pictoris using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). The new planet, Beta Pict...

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Published Jul 15, 2026, 1:31 long, audio available.

New exoplanet had been hiding for more than 10 years ESO News

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