Hackaday Links: July 20, 2025 - In the relatively short time that the James Webb Space Telescope has been operatio... - https://hackaday.com/2025/07/20/hackaday-links-july-20-2025/ #planetarydefense #hackadaycolumns #hackadaylinks #gamification #exoplanet #asteroid #android #coding #morse #twa7b #dart #jwst #miri #webb
#JamesWebb #Space #Telescope has discovered its 1st #exoplanet and snapped its picture
#TWA7b was discovered in the debris rings that surround the low-mass star CE Antilae, also known as #TWA7, located around 111 light-years from Earth. CE Antilae is a very young star, estimated to be around just a few million years old. If that seems ancient, consider the sun, a "middle-aged" star, is around 4.6 billion years old.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/the-james-webb-space-telescope-has-discovered-its-1st-exoplanet-and-snapped-its-picture-image #JWST