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New evidence of giant gas planet around ‘Earth’s closest solar twin’

The confirmation of the gas giant planet would mark a milestone as the closest planet to Earth that orbits in a habitable zone of a star like the sun

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025

'The most significant JWST finding to date': James Webb spots — then loses — a giant planet orbiting in the habitable zone of our closest sun-like star

Alpha Centauri may have a "disappearing planet', new James Webb Space Telescope observations hint. If confirmed, it could be the closest alien planet to Earth that orbits in its star's habitable zone.

LiveScience · Aug 8, 2025

James Webb Space Telescope spots a potential new exoplanet just 4 light-years away from Earth

Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have found strong evidence for a new exoplanet — one orbiting Alpha Centauri A, the nearest sun-like star to Earth.

Space · Aug 7, 2025