Researchers found a new planet, Kepler-51e, using the James Webb Space Telescope, marking a first in detection methods.

Researchers from Penn State and Osaka University discovered a new planet, Kepler-51e, in the Kepler-51 system using the James Webb Space Telescope. This discovery was made by analyzing the transit timing of another planet in the system, Kepler-51d. Kepler-51e's gravitational effect on the known planets in the system, which are unusually low in mass and density, confirmed its existence. The finding, detailed in the Astronomical Journal, marks the first planet detected by transit timing variations using the JWST and offers new insights into planetary formation theories.

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