Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope have found an object in another planetary system that breaks the usual labels. It behaves like a moon because it orbits a larger body, and that body in turn orbits a star. The so-called moon is as massive as a planet, while the object it circles is neither a planet nor a star. This arrangement makes the terms moon and planet hard to apply cleanly. The discovery is presented in an ESO video that summarises the finding.

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, with more than 1,600 surviving remains spread over 4,100 hectares. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565. Travellers from Persia and Portugal described it as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city with temples, markets and farms along the Tungabhadra River. By 1500 it was estimated to be the world's second-largest city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at the time. In 1565 a coalition of Muslim sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Empire, its capital was conquered and destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Hampi remains a religious centre, with the active Virupaksha Temple at its heart.