NASA's James Webb Telescope Detects Potential New Exoplanet Near Alpha Centauri
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Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have found strong evidence of a Jupiter-sized gas planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A within its habitable zone, marking the closest potential exoplanet discovery around a sunlike star, though further confirmation is needed.
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