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NASA telescope spots a super Jupiter that takes more than a century to go around its star

Jul. 24, 2024 11:06 AM EDT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A super Jupiter has been spotted around a neighboring star by the Webb Space Telescope — and it has a super orbit. The planet is roughly the same diameter as Jupiter, but with six times the mass. Its atmosphere is also rich in hydrogen like...

Astronomers find the biggest known batch of planet ingredients swirling around young star

May. 14, 2024 14:05 PM EDT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered what they believe is the biggest known batch of planet-making ingredients swirling around a young star. The diameter of this colossal disk is roughly 3,300 times the distance between Earth and the sun, with enough gas and dust...