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By Dr. Becky

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Two research groups independently discovered a new planet around the star Beta Pictoris, 63 light years away, that was a huge surprise… Yang and collaborators found 31 distant quasars, including not one, but two quasars that break the record for the most distant quasar ever found. Every reason they give for wanting to do this already has an existing solution that doesn’t require a giant space mirror. And the fact that its the same evening as the sunset eclipse, I just don’t think there’s a better night this year Welcome back to Night Sky News for July 2026 with me, astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst! In this episode we’re chatting about 3 new exciting scientific discoveries, from a new planet spotted by JWST around the star beta pictoris, to the most distant quasar ever found, spotted by Euclid, and the first “missing black hole” found in a star cluster in the Milky Way by Hubble. And of course we’ll also chat about how to see the total solar eclipse and the Perseids Meteor Shower whi