NASA detects a possibly habitable planet via James Webb Space telescope

Just The News ^ | July 02, 2025 | Misty Severi

[Red Badger]

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently detected a planet that could possibly sustain life based on temperature readings, which has a mass approximately 100 times the size of Earth.

The planet, which astronomers believe is orbiting a young red dwarf star approximately 34 light years away, has been dubbed TWA 7b and is roughly the size of Saturn.

An initial analysis suggests the planet has a temperature of near 120 degrees Fahrenheit, which is warm enough to support life. Scientists believe life can grow and reproduce starting at about 5 degrees Fahrenheit and as high as 251 degrees Fahrenheit, per ABC News.

"Our observations reveal a strong candidate for a planet shaping the structure of the TWA 7 debris disk, and its position is exactly where we expected to find a planet of this mass," lead researcher Anne-Marie Lagrange said in a statement.

If the finding is confirmed, it would mark the first time that the James Webb Space Telescope was used to capture a direct image that led to the discovery of a planet, the outlet reported.

More information on the finding can be viewed in the Nature journal article here.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09150-4

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.

[The Duke]

"And it’s gravity would make a human feel that they weighed 10,000 lbs? Not the best choice for a relocation!"

Nothing a little Monjaro won't take care of!

[HartleyMBaldwin]

Well, in 120-degree weather, you’d sweat it off pretty fast, so there’s that.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks RB.

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[SunkenCiv]

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[Seruzawa]

They are usually tidally locked too iirc.

[Vaduz]

Okay

[Vaduz]

Now if we could only get there for a test.

[Vaduz]

Thanks now I kmow

[SuperLuminal]

Red dwarf sun?
Can we call it Imp?
Hmmm... I've been watching too much Game of Thrones...

[Libloather]

Sure, but does it have ze bugs?

[Glad2bnuts]

Let’s go for it, It will only take 40+ years traveling at the speed of light to get there...lol. 700,000 MPH is reachable by next year... sarcasm off now..