The new planet, Beta Pictoris d, is 100 times fainter than Beta Pictoris b — the first planet discovered in the same system — and is among the lightest exoplanets ever to be imaged from the ground. “We initially wanted to look more at a known planet in the system, Beta Pictoris b, to see how it changed over time,” he adds. They found a new planet, Beta Pictoris d, in multiple images dating back as far as 11 years ago, including one where it was only just visible against the glare of its larger neighbour Beta Pictoris b. Taking a direct image of a planet as faint as Beta Pictoris d, therefore, represents a significant achievement. “The new planet is 100 times fainter than Beta Pictoris b, the famous planet in the same system, making it the faintest exoplanet ever imaged directly from Earth,” explains Bonse [1].