Webb finds evidence of a lightweight planet around TWA 7

Webb finds evidence of a lightweight planet around TWA 7

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Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have captured compelling evidence of a planet with a mass similar to Saturn orbiting the young nearby star TWA 7.

If confirmed, this would represent Webb’s first direct image discovery of a planet, and the lightest planet ever seen with this technique.

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