Tootfinder

As reported here 3 weeks ago a third planet of #BetaPictoris was discovered independently with two methods - today both papers have been published formally 'side by side': https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ae80a0 and https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ae801b -> Faintest planet ever imaged from Earth found after more than 10 years of hide-and-seek / NASA’s Webb Discovers Hidden Planet in Famous Star System: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2609/ / https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-discovers-hidden-planet-in-famous-star-system/

13CO and potential variability in β Pictoris b with GRAVITY : #BetaPictoris b Refuses to Reveal its Origin: https://www.mpia.de/news/science/2026-06-beta-pic-b - results cast doubt on a seemingly reliable tool for inferring the origins of gas planets -> thread https://bsky.app/profile/mpi-astro.bsky.social/post/3mq77kyzznk2e