Webb telescope captures its first image of exoplanet ...Qatar

The James Webb space telescope has taken its first image of an exoplanet – a planet outside our solar system – as astronomers hail the device’s performance since its launch last year. Images from the most powerful space telescope ever built have thrilled observers in recent months as it orbits the Sun 1mn miles (1.6mn km) from Earth. Its latest pioneering pictures show the exoplanet, called HIP 65426 b, is a gas giant with no rocky surface and could not be habitable. “This is a transformative moment, not only for Webb but also for astronomy generally,” said Sasha Hinkley, astronomy professor at the University of Exeter, who led the observation team. Webb’s infrared gaze and coronagraphs – t

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