Webb Telescope Reveals Hidden Giant Planet in the Beta Pictoris System
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Using JWST’s NIRSpec and follow-up imaging from ESO’s VLT, astronomers detected Beta Pictoris d by its atmospheric spectrum, a third planet in the bright Beta Pictoris system—discovered via spectroscopy rather than direct imaging and independently confirmed, highlighting a new way to find worlds hidden in dusty disks.
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