November 6, 2026
Giant exoplanet emerges from the dark when the James Webb Space Telescope turns out the starlight
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The James Webb Space Telescope reveals a giant exoplanet by blocking its star's light. The exoplanet, 51 Eridani b, is a gas giant with 11 times Jupiter's mass, orbiting a star 97 light-years away. It was initially discovered in 2015 by ground-based telescopes.
Topics: satellites and astronomy