‘Historic’ James Webb images show exoplanet in unprecedented detail

Telescope uses infrared light to reveal blazing gas giant shrouded in dusty red clouds

A blazing gas giant shrouded in dusty red clouds has been revealed in unprecedented observations of a planet beyond our solar system.

The observations, which astronomers said marked a historic moment for astronomy", are the first direct images of a planet beyond our solar system by Nasa's $10bn (8.65bn) James Webb space telescope. They are also the first images of an exoplanet using infrared light, which gives a far more precise indication of a planet's mass and temperature and will allow astronomers to detect the movement of clouds drifting across the planet's sky.