The Webb Space Telescope has made a remarkable discovery of a gas giant planet around a neighboring star, Epsilon Indi A. This planet, similar in size to Jupiter but with six times the mass, has a unique orbit that could take as long as 250 years to complete a full revolution around its star.
At approximately 3.5 billion years old, the planet and star system are considered ancient, yet still brighter than anticipated. The observations were made possible by the Webb telescope, launched in 2021, which is the most powerful space-based astronomical observatory ever deployed.
