James Webb Space Telescope discovers new planet TWA 7b

A never-before-seen planet! 🪐 This is Webb’s first discovery of a planet using direct imaging. With a mass similar to Saturn, it’s also the lightest exoplanet yet seen using this technique! go.nasa.gov/4kW9Gc2 pic.x.com/XTGwIqgH8n

NEWS: #NASAWebb has spotted the lightest planet ever directly seen outside our solar system! TWA 7 b is a gas giant planet similar in mass to Saturn, and orbits a star about 34 light-years from Earth: webbtelescope.pub/43FGcIh pic.x.com/o8lnz7YDvG

The Phantom Galaxy captured by the James Webb Space Telescope – a mesmerizing view of cosmic beauty. pic.x.com/qmjkQAsk1V

JWST's FIRST DIRECT IMAGE discovery of a planet 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 pic.x.com/7vpA8RaRbw