NASA releases first image of an exoplanet from the James Webb Super Telescope

HIP 65426 was discovered in 2017 by astronomers and cannot be inhabited; An exoplanet is about six to 12 times the mass of Jupiter

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The NASA On Thursday, 1, the first image of an exoplanet, an exoplanet, was released by the James Webb Super Telescope. “This is a transformative time, not just for Webb, but for astronomy in general,” said Sasha Hinckley, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Exeter at the University of Exeter. United kingdom. The local exoplanet cannot be inhabited because it is gaseous, which means it has no rocky surface. It is a small planet, its age is about 12 to 20 million years. Named HIP 65426 b, it has a mass about six to 12 times that of Jupiter, and is about 100 times farther from its star than the Sun. Although James Webb has only taken the images now, astronomers discovered the planet in 2017 using the SPHERE instrument. According to information available on NASA’s website, the capture, seen through four different optical filters, shows how Webb’s powerful infrared gaze can easily capture worlds outside our solar system, opening the way for future observations that will provide more information. Information about the outer planets. “There are many images of exoplanets coming that will shape our general understanding of physics, chemistry and morphology. We may also discover previously unknown planets,” said Erin Carter, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Exoplanets are complicated, because stars are much brighter than planets.To give you an idea, HIP 65426 is 10,000 times fainter than its host star.

Baby’s first capture of an exoplanet. 🍼 Tweet embed Take the first direct image of a planet outside our solar system, roughly six to 12 times the mass of Jupiter.

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