Berlin: A team of astronomers has observed a new Jupiter-like planet outside our solar system, known as an “exoplanet,” using the James Webb Space Telescope.
Experts from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany, published a report on this discovery in the scientific journal “Nature” this week.
The study’s lead author, Elizabeth Matthews, described the planet as a gas giant similar to Jupiter in our solar system.
This planet is six times more massive than Jupiter and is colder. It also has an elliptical orbit around its star, taking between 100 to 250 Earth years to complete one revolution.
Elizabeth mentioned that the planet is relatively close, located about 12 light-years away from Earth in a triple-star system, according to exoplanet standards.
She also stated that astronomers were aware of its existence but needed a telescope to confirm it.