Weibu Space Telescope Shooting the Planet of the solar system direct image

The United States Astronautics said recently that James Wabo Space Telescope has taken a direct image of an outer planet of a solar system, which is the first time that the space telescope has taken related images.

The outer planet HIP65426B taken by the Webb Mirror HIP65426B in different infrared bands. Picture source: Physicist Organization Network

According to the US Space Agency, the foreign planet named "HIP 65426 B" is a giant gaseous planet with no rocky surface and unsuitable to live. Its quality is about 6 to 12 times that of Jupiter, between 15 million and 20 million years, which is much younger than the earth.

In 2017, astronomers used the European Southern Observatory in Chile to discover the exorcist of the solar system and shoot its images. This time, the Wabob Space Telescope shot more details of the planet.

The US Aerospace Administration stated that the new images taken by Wabb Space Telescope show their powerful infrared band observation capabilities and can capture the world outside the solar system. Opinion of layman stars.

The Wubu Space Telescope was jointly developed by the US Astronautics Agency, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Astronautics Agency, and was considered the "successor" of the Hubble Space Telescope. The telescope was launched from French Guiyukaru Aerospace Center on December 25, 2021. On January 24 this year, it successfully entered the tracking track around the second Laglang day point around the Ragland system.

(Source: Xinhua News Agency)

【Edit: Wang Rongfei】

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