For years, astronomers have sought a way to directly observe the atmospheres of exoplanets, worlds orbiting distant stars.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has directly imaged four planets orbiting the host star HR 8799 about 130 light-years ...
This finding provides compelling evidence that the giant planets in HR 8799 formed through core accretion, a process similar ...
The James Webb Space Telescope captures the first direct images of carbon dioxide in a distant planetary system, HR 8799, ...
Giant Exoplanets in HR 8799 System Likely Formed Like Jupiter and Saturn The first exoplanet was discovered in the 1990s, but ...
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has provided a direct look at the multiple gas giant planets within the iconic planetary ...
The gas giants outside our solar system are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial life, but do offer clues in a lingering ...
This discovery by Webb provides strong evidence that the giant planets in HR 8799 formed through core accretion, much like ...
The discovery is keeping astronomers on their toes about how planets are formed.