New planet found near Earth

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A new gas giant planet has been discovered orbiting Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to Earth. The planet was detected using data from the James Webb Space Telescope. It is located in the habitable zone, but is a gas giant with no solid surface. This discovery, if confirmed, would be a significant milestone in exoplanet imaging, marking the closest and most similar giant planet to our solar system observed directly.


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