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Webb telescope may have just found its 1st planet

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The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its 1st exoplanet and snapped its picture (image)

After three years of helping astronomers investigate known planets beyond the solar system, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has discovered its first new planet.

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The James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Its First Direct Image Discovery of an Exoplanet

Researchers identified the likely planetary candidate’s infrared light after blocking out its host star’s overwhelming glare

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Webb telescope smashed a record with the planet it just discovered

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered an exoplanet using the direct-imaging technique. The host star's light was blocked using a coronagraph to reveal a planet to its right. The light at the star's far left is an unrelated star.

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Satellites trace a triangle above Gemini North Telescope | Space photo of the day for July 1, 2025

While the Gemini North Telescope may be at a high enough elevation to avoid light pollution, it has another issue that might ...

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Could the first images from the Vera Rubin telescope change how we view space for good?

We are entering a new era of cosmic exploration. The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its ...

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Rare Jupiter-sized planet discovered 3,200 light-years away using Einstein's space-time warping method

A rare Jupiter-sized planet AT2021uey b was found 3,200 light-years away using microlensing, a method based on Einstein's ...

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