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James Webb Directly Images Young Saturn-Mass Exoplanet in Disk

By using a coronagraph on its mid-infrared camera to block the star’s light, the telescope revealed the young planet hidden in a dust ring gap.

James Webb Telescope Unveils Clear Atmosphere of Hot Sub-Neptune TOI-421 b

Astronomers Confirm Exoplanet Barnard b Orbiting Nearby Star

Webb Telescope Captures Rare Image of Cold, Jupiter-Like Exoplanet