Unveiling TWA-7B: JWST’s First Direct Image of a New Exoplanet!
Jul 15, 2025•6 min•Season 6Ep. 4
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Dive into the cosmos with the James Webb Space Telescope’s groundbreaking discovery of TWA-7B, its first directly imaged exoplanet! This Saturn-mass gas giant, located 111 light-years away, is the lightest exoplanetever captured this way, revolutionizing our ability to spot distant worlds.
Learn how JWST’s cutting-edge MIRI coronagraph unveiled this planet shaping its debris disk, offering clues to planetary formation and the search for life beyond Earth. Is this a stepping stone to finding Earth 2.0? Join us to explore this cosmic milestone!
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