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James Webb Space Telescope — Beta Pictoris d
📅 Published 22 Jul 2026 · July 2026
James Webb Space Telescope — Beta Pictoris d
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) discovered Beta Pictoris d.
Key facts
- Distance: 63 light-years
- System age: about 23 million years
- At least 2× Jupiter's mass
- Orbit: nearly 30 AU
- Uses JWST's NIRSpec
- Beta Pictoris becomes the second known planetary system with at least three directly imaged planets.
Prelims: JWST → exoplanets → NIRSpec → Beta Pictoris d.
📝 Relevant Exams:
UPSC