Illustration of a giant planet near a bright star as seen by a space telescope

Giant planet discovered in two-year-old JWST data using glare-removal technique

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A giant planet has been identified in data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope collected two years ago, made possible by a new glare-removal technique. This method helps overcome the challenge of the intense brightness of stars that typically obscures nearby planets in telescope images. The discovery highlights advancements in processing JWST data to reveal previously hidden celestial objects.

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