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Planet's Strange Orbit Gives Astronomers 'Big Surprise'

For the first time, scientists have found strong evidence of a "polar planet"—a planet whose orbit is tilted at 90 degrees compared to the orbit of its two host stars. The discovery, made using the world's biggest eye, the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile.

IFLScience on MSN · 1d

New Planet In Strange Perpendicular Orbit Around Binary Stars Is Straight Out Of Science Fiction

"Polar orbit" means that instead of orbiting in the same plane as where the two stellar objects are located, the planet’s orbit is 90 degrees to that plane, as you can see in the image above. This configuration has been deemed theoretically possible, but actually seeing evidence for a planet orbiting like that is a whole other affair.

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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.

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'New' Tatooine-Like Exoplanet Appears to Orbit 2 Failed Stars

An illustration of the exoplanet 2M1510 (AB) b’s unusual orbit around its host stars, a pair of brown dwarfs. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada Scientists have found evidence of a Tatooine-like exoplanet that ...

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Watch Live as SpaceX’s Private Fram2 Crew Returns From Polar Orbit

After splashdown, the crew will attempt to exit the vehicle without assistance to assess their physical capabilities.

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2M1510 (AB) b, a planet in a perpendicular orbit around two brown dwarfs (IMAGE)

This is an artist’s impression of the exoplanet 2M1510 (AB) b’s unusual orbit around its host stars, a pair of brown dwarfs. The newly discovered planet has a polar orbit, which is perpendicular to ...

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Fram2 private astronauts return after flying historic polar orbit

After nearly 4 days in orbit around the earth’s poles, Fram2 is back! The crew of four private astronauts led by ...

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Fram2 Astronauts Splash Down After Historic Polar Spaceflight

Their core objective was to fly a 90-degree polar orbit, comfortably the highest inclination ever reached by a crewed ...

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Fram2 crew splashes down after first polar orbit

The Fram2 mission is named after the Fram ship that was the first to reach Earth’s polar regions in the late 1800s and early ...

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