Webb Captures Its First Direct Image of an Exoplanet

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured what scientists believe is its first photograph of an exoplanet. If the findings are confirmed, it would mark the first time Webb discovered a planet through a direct image and the lightest planet ever seen using this imaging technique outside the solar system. [Read More]

Jun 27, 2025 - 21:42
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Webb Captures Its First Direct Image of an Exoplanet

A bright orange planet appears in the upper right of the image, orbiting a central star obscured by a black circle, with faint blue rings of dust and gas surrounding the star against a dark background.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured what scientists believe is its first photograph of an exoplanet. If the findings are confirmed, it would mark the first time Webb discovered a planet through a direct image and the lightest planet ever seen using this imaging technique outside the solar system.

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