Planet discovered around 'extreme star pair'

A planet has been found orbiting binary star system b Centauri using ESO's Very Large Telescope.. It was a surprise discovery as " astronomers believed planets could not exist around stars this massive and this hot," according to the European Southern Observatory (ESO). -- Record-breaking alien planet spotted in b Centauri: https://www.space.com/exoplanet-b-centauri-b-hot-massive-star-system


Credit: ESO