Using the joint NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have imaged an exoplanet 12 light-years from Earth. Only about 25 exoplanets have been directly imaged, but this is the coldest and the oldest exoplanet directly observed.
Though the scientists expected to find a planet around the star — named Epsilon Indi A — based on previous studies, Webb’s observation surprised the astronomers. Not only did the exoplanet have properties that were different from what was expected, but it was also found in a location different from what previous models had predicted.