James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

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NASA's Webb Discovers Hidden Planet in Famous Star System

Release date: 15 July 2026 8am ID: 2026-126

 

Planet found through its atmospheric fingerprint opens new way to uncover worlds hidden in starlight

 

Few planetary systems have shaped astronomers’ understanding of planet formation as profoundly as Beta Pictoris. Since the discovery of its famous debris disk in 1983, observations with ground- and space-based telescopes, including NASA’s Hubble and James Webb space telescopes, have revealed exocomets, intricate dust structure, giant exoplanets, and evidence of a planetary system still under construction. Now, Webb has uncovered a third giant planet using an entirely new approach: identifying it through the chemical fingerprint of its atmosphere.

 

Article link:

https://www.stsci.edu/contents/news-releases/2026/news-2026-126/

 

Pic Description:

This artist’s concept shows the Beta Pictoris system with the discovered giant exoplanet Beta Pictoris d at the right. It has the widest orbit of the known three exoplanets within the system.Illustration: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Ralf Crawford (STScI)