James Webb Space Telescope uncovers origins of distant planet


 A team of astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope to establish how a distant planet was formed.
The University of Leicester team formed part of a Nasa-coordinated study based on observations from the new telescope.
It began full science operation earlier this year after reaching its observation position a million miles away from Earth.
The team said it had given them new information about a planet named WASP-39b.





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