Nasa's James Webb Space telescope captures first image of exoplanet
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Nasa's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured an image of an exoplanet for the first time since it began science operations in July of 2022.
The previously unknown celestial body has been named 'TWA 7 b.' It is about 110 light-years away from Earth around the constellation Antlia and orbits the young nearby star TWA 7.
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