Scientists Discover a New Exoplanet Near Alpha Centauri
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Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have identified a candidate gas giant planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A, the nearest Sun-like star, which may have moons and exists in a temperate zone potentially suitable for life, sparking excitement about the possibility of a Pandora-like world nearby.
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