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

Science Daily · May 22, 2026, 2:41 AM

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Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered a rare world unlike anything in our solar system — a giant planet about the size of Saturn with surprisingly Earth-like temperatures and an atmosphere packed with methane. The planet, TOI-199b, sits more than 330 light-years away and

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