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In 2012 scientists thought they had found a planet orbiting Alpha Centauri B, dubbed Alpha Centauri Bb, but in 2015 other researchers seemingly ruled out the planet’s existence.

From Scientific American • Nov. 17, 2021

I, the undersigned, being of sound mind and body, knowingly embark on a one-way journey to the second moon of 16 Cygni Bb.

From Nature • Feb. 14, 2017

Instead of neatly fastening documents here on Naxerine Bb, these paper clips instantly melted due to the heat of our binary suns.

From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2014

Alpha Centauri B is thought to have a planet, which would be the nearest exoplanet to Earth, and so is known as Alpha Centauri Bb.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2014

The alphabet, thankfully, is nowhere to be seen; if I saw Aa Bb I’d probably start the Cycling again.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini