ESA/Hubble In a first for astronomers surveying the depths of space, carbon dioxide has been detected on an exoplanet – that is, a planet lying outside our solar system. Thanks to the coronagraph ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has just achieved a historic first by capturing direct images of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of an exoplanet. This discovery opens a new window into ...

The clearest look in the infrared yet at the iconic multi-planet system HR 8799. Colors are applied to filters from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera). A star symbol marks the location of the ...

Here's where the James Webb Space Telescope comes in. Its advanced technology, including its large mirror and suite of specialized instruments, allows it to detect very faint emissions coming from ...

Webb’s data shows that HR 8799’s four gas giants likely formed via core accretion, the same process that shaped Jupiter and Saturn in our solar system. Webb detected carbon dioxide and carbon ...

The HR 8799 system, 130 light years from Earth, is only 30 million years old — just a baby compared to our solar system's 4.6 billion years. A U.S.-led team of researchers used Webb to directly ...

A multi-planet system named HR 8799 has been the focus of NASA’s planetary studies for some time. The telescope has now given the researchers a new way to view the iconic planet system. The new view ...

This discovery, within the HR 8799 planetary system, enhances our understanding of planetary formation and the potential for life beyond Earth. The detection of a heavier element like carbon ...

NASA explained this phenomenon of the four planets: "The closest to the star, HR 8799 e, orbits 2.4 billion kilometers from its star, which in our solar system would be located between the orbits ...