Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have found an exoplanet orbiting a pair of peculiar stars at an angle of 90 degrees. There have previously been hints that these so-called polar planets around two stars could exist, but we now have clear evidence that this is the case. This video summarises the discovery, explaining the nature of these peculiar stars and the method astronomers used to find this odd planet.

For more details, check: eso.org/public/news/eso2508/.

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Credit:
ESO
Directed by: Angelos Tsaousis and Martin Wallner.
Editing: Angelos Tsaousis.
Web and technical support: Raquel Yumi Shida and Edison Arango.
Written by: Amy Briggs and Sean Bromilow.
Music: Stellardrone - Twilight.
Footage and photos: ESO / Luis Calçada, Cristoph Malin (christophmalin.com), Martin Kornmesser, Daniele Gasparri, VPHAS+ team.
Scientific consultant: Paola Amico, Mariya Lyubenova.

This video is available for download on: eso.org/public/videos/eso2508a