NASA Telescope Spots Super Jupiter That Takes More Than Century to Go Around Its Star

A cold gas giant orbiting a red dwarf in this illustration provided in July 2024. (T. Müller (MPIA/HdA) via AP)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A super Jupiter has been spotted around a neighboring star by the Webb Space Telescope—and it has a super orbit.

The planet is roughly the same diameter as Jupiter, but with six times the mass. Its atmosphere is also rich in hydrogen like Jupiter’s.