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JWST spies a Saturn-sized planet from a quadrillion kilometers away

JWST spies a Saturn-sized planet from a quadrillion kilometers away

The exoplanet orbits a red dwarf and is the lowest mass one ever directly spotted

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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A dying planet divebombs its star

A dying planet divebombs its star

The planet flew a little too close to the sun

Philip Plait
Philip Plait
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Four planets for Barnard’s Star! Also Danger, Will Robinson!
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Four planets for Barnard’s Star! Also Danger, Will Robinson!

The nearest solo star in the Universe has four planets orbiting it, and I still love “Lost in Space”

Philip Plait
Philip Plait