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Faintest Exoplanet Found Accidentally | Science News
Astronomers stumbled upon a cosmic surprise while studying Beta Pictoris: a third planet, Beta Pictoris d, the faintest exoplanet ever captured by Earth-based telescopes. This gas giant, about 2.5 times Jupiter’s mass, orbits its star every 91 years and was hidden in plain sight—emitting leftover heat from its 20-million-year-old formation. Discovered accidentally by researcher Ben Sutlieff through mid-infrared data, the find proves ground-based telescopes, armed with smart algorithms, can still deliver major discoveries—even outshining expensive space telescopes. With the Extremely Large…
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