Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to potentially identify a new gas giant exoplanet in the Alpha Centauri star system, which is only four light years from Earth. The suggested planet orbits in the habitable zone of Alpha Centauri A, a star similar to the Sun. Although the detection is not yet confirmed, it poses significant implications for the search for habitable worlds beyond our solar system. The research utilized advanced techniques to filter out starlight and gather evidence for the exoplanet's existence.
Using the James Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument, the team found strong clues of a mysterious gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system, the nearest star system to Earth.
The suspected world appears to be orbiting in the habitable zone of one the system's three stars, Alpha Centauri A, which is a remarkably Sun-like star.
If it's confirmed, the planet would be the nearest exoplanet in the habitable zone of a star that's like our own.
The detection isn't definitive, but if it's real, it's amazing.
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