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🔬 Science
July 15, 2026 at 07:40 PM
Astronomers Noticed a Mysterious Spot Appearing in Telescope Images. It Turned Out to Be the Faintest Exoplanet Ever Imaged From Earth
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
Astronomers have successfully imaged Beta Pictoris d, the faintest exoplanet ever seen from Earth, after it remained undetected for over a decade.
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