The James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first direct images of carbon dioxide in a planet outside the solar system in HR 8799, a multiplanet system 130 light-years away that has long been a key target for planet formation studies.

The powerful James Webb Space Telescope is revealing the hidden complexities of exoplanets like never before. For the first time, Webb has captured “direct images” of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet atmosphere located 130 light-years away.

Webb’s latest discovery has opened a thrilling new chapter in exoplanet research by capturing the first-ever direct images of carbon dioxide in a distant planet’s atmosphere. This breakthrough not only confirms that the massive planets of HR 8799 likely formed through core accretion,