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JWST reveals its first direct image discovery of an exoplanet

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344 points divbzero | 1 comments | 27 Jun 25 17:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source
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koolala ◴[27 Jun 25 22:50 UTC] No.44401005[source]▶
Why is it censored?
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1. umeshunni ◴[27 Jun 25 22:56 UTC] No.44401051[source]▶
Not sure if you're joking, but in case you're not - the star at the center is usually so bright that its light drowns out the light of anything nearby. In such cases, the star is covered so that the dimmer objects nearby are visible.