Astronomers Discover Giant Exoplanet Beta Pictoris d Using Webb Telescope

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope and the Very Large Telescope discovered a giant exoplanet, Beta Pictoris d, hidden within the well-studied Beta Pictoris system. For more than three decades, the night sky around the young star Beta Pictoris has been watched more closely than almost any other stellar system. Located about 63 light-years … Read more