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Giant planet emerges from two-year-old JWST data thanks to glare-removal technique
Source: Phys.org · Published
Even the world's most powerful telescopes have their blind spots. Although NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can peer billions of years into the past, it still struggles to photograph planets orbiting nearby stars. Stars shine with such extraordinary brightness that their glare overwhelms nearby planets' faint glow.
Key points
- Even the world's most powerful telescopes have their blind spots.
- Although NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can peer billions of years into the past, it still struggles to photograph planets orbiting nearby stars.
- Stars shine with such extraordinary brightness that their glare overwhelms nearby planets' faint glow.
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