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SCIENCEMay 22 · 02:41 UTCSCIENCE DAILY

James Webb discovers a rare giant planet with surprisingly Earth-like temperatures

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has discovered TOI-199b, a rare Saturn-sized gas giant located 330 light-years away with surprisingly Earth-like temperatures and a methane-rich atmosphere. This discovery represents one of the first detailed studies of a 'temperate' gas giant, a type of exoplanet previously unknown in our solar system.

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