Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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More space news and info at: coconutsciencelab.com - ESO's planet-hunting instrument SPHERE on the VLT has caught sight of the exoplanet Beta Pictoris b emerging from the bright halo of its parent star, 64 light-years away.

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European Southern Observatory

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Written by: Ivana Kurecic and Calum Turner.
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Footage and photos: ESO, Lagrange, SPHERE consortium, UHD Team, Digitized Sky Survey 2, L. Calçada, Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org).
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