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Robert Lea

How do supergiant exoplanets form? James Webb Space Telescope finds a clue

An illustration of the exoplanet 29 Cygni b.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have investigated an alien planet that could help define the line dividing planets and stars.

The curious exoplanet is 29 Cygni b, a gas giant with around 15 times the mass of Jupiter that lies 133 light-years away from Earth.

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