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Recent reporting, analysis and explainers from the Exoplanets desk.
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ESO says observations with the Very Large Telescope have revealed plausible evidence for a Jupiter-mass object orbiting a brown dwarf in the CD-35 2722 system. If confirmed, it could be the first moon-like object detected beyond the Solar System.
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An unusual mix of elements in the white dwarf HS 0209+0832, together with a repeating brightness signal, points to an evaporating giant-planet candidate. Researchers say its material may have formed from gas expelled by the star during an earlier giant phase.
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NASA says the Roman Space Telescope passed fine-guidance stability tests and captured its first coronagraph images during commissioning in September 2026. The initial coronagraph observations tested focus and pointing rather than reporting a planet detection.