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barath_s t1_ixfzwjg wrote

Just jump on a rocket and head 700 light years in the direction of Virgo constellation. /s


We don't have the ability to image most exoplanets.

> The planet’s discovery, reported in 2011, was made based on ground-based detections of the subtle, periodic dimming of light from its host star as the planet transits, or passes in front of the star.

That said, JWST did take a picture of a planet 7x size of Jupiter 400 light years away.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/webb-space-telescope-snaps-its-first-photo-of-an-exoplanet-20220901/

They think JWST may be able to take more such exoplanet pics, down to maybe even 1/3rd Jupter's mass. However Wasp39b is about 0,28 jupiter's mass, 700 liht years away and super close to its star (<5% of the distance from the earth to the sun, or about 1/10th the distance of mercury. Might not be feasible even when JWST reaching full flow)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WASP-39b

https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exoplanet-catalog/5673/wasp-39-b/

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