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James Webb Captures First Direct Image of Exoplanet TWA7b

Using its mid-infrared coronagraph to block starlight, Webb revealed a Saturn-mass gas giant carving a path through a star’s debris disk.

Saturn-Sized Exoplanet Orbits Record-Low Mass Star, Challenging Formation Theories

Astronomers Confirm Super-Earths Are Common in Distant Orbits Across the Milky Way

James Webb Telescope Captures First Detailed View of Planet Engulfed by Star

Astronomers Identify X-Ray Signal as Evidence of Planet Destroyed by White Dwarf

JWST Captures Unprecedented Detail of Planets Forming Around Star PDS 70

Saturn’s Rings May Be as Old as the Planet, Study Suggests

James Webb Telescope Unveils Six Rogue Planets, Challenging Formation Theories

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