'Big surprise': Astronomers find planet in perpendicular orbit around pair of stars

Planet's strange orbit gives astronomers "big surprise"

Thomas Baycroft, the lead author of the study, told Newsweek about "the most unexpected result."

A team of astronomers has discovered a planet orbiting at an angle of 90 degrees around a peculiar star pair. It’s the first time we have solid evidence that one of these “polar planets” orbits a pair of stars.

'Big surprise': Astronomers find planet in perpendicular orbit around pair of stars

Astronomers have found a planet that orbits at an angle of 90 degrees around a rare pair of peculiar stars. This is the first time we have strong evidence for one of these 'polar planets' orbiting a stellar pair.

Scientists discover bizarre double-star system with exoplanet on a sideways orbit

Astronomers have discovered the weirdest planetary system ever seen, consisting of a planet rolling around rare binary "failed star" brown dwarfs at a 90-degree tilted angle!

Planet Found Orbiting Two Stars at a Perfect 90-Degree Angle

Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope have discovered a truly bizarre planet — one that orbits two stars at a perfect 90-degree angle. This “polar planet” circles a rare eclipsing pair of brown dwarfs, making it the first confirmed world with this kind of alignment. It was a surprising and accidental find, defying expectations and [...]

Astronomers find planet in perpendicular orbit around pair of stars: Study

Astronomers have found a planet that orbits at an angle of 90 degrees around a rare pair of peculiar stars. This is the first time that strong evidence for one of these ‘polar planets’ orbiting a stellar pair. The surprise discovery was made using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). Several planets orbiting two stars at once, like the fictional Star Wars world Tatooine, have been discovered in the past years. These pl…