<ul><li>A newly discovered planetary system, with the informal name 2M1510, features a planet in a polar orbit around two brown dwarfs, a rare and unique configuration.</li><li>The planet in this system, 2M1510 b, is considered a 'candidate planet' pending further measurements, and its orbital plane is perpendicular to the plane in which the two central brown dwarfs orbit each other.</li><li>The discovery was made using radial velocity measurements rather than the transit method, with the science team led by Thomas A. Baycroft from the University of Birmingham and published in the journal 'Science Advances' in April 2025.</li><li>This finding adds to the limited number of known circumbinary planets and showcases the innovative methods used by scientists to detect unique planetary systems.</li></ul>

Discovery Alert: A Possible Perpendicular Planet

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