Sandy Skies and Baby Moons: Webb Catches Giant Planets in Mid-Birth

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have directly imaged two massive, youthful exoplanets in the YSES-1 system—revealing silicate clouds, a moon-forming disk, and some of the most detailed exoplanet atmospheres ever studied. The findings challenge current planet formation theories and give us a rare glimpse at how gas giants like Jupiter take shape. With [...]