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James Webb Space Telescope Discovers New Exoplanet

TheJamesWebbSpaceTelescopehasbeensendingincredibleimagesofspacebacktoEarthandhelpingscientistslearnmoreabouttheuniversesinceitslaunchin 2021.

自 2021 年發射以來，詹姆斯韋伯太空望遠鏡一直在向地球發回令人難以置信的太空圖像，並幫助科學家更多地了解宇宙。

Nowthereisanewdiscoverytoaddtothelist–thetelescopehasspotteditsfirstexoplanet, TWA7b, aroundahundredlightyearsfromEarthandthoughttobearelativelyyoung 6.4 million years old.

現在又有一項新發現加入到這個名單中——該望遠鏡發現了它的第一顆系外行星 TWA 7b，距離地球約一百光年，據信它相對年輕，年齡為 640 萬年。

Thepowerfultelescope, usuallyusedtostudyknownexoplanets, hasmadethisnewdiscoverywiththehelpofDrAnne-MarieLagrangeandherinternationalteam.

這架通常用於研究已知係外行星的強大望遠鏡在安妮瑪麗·拉格朗日博士及其國際團隊的幫助下取得了這一新發現。

ByobservingastarcalledTWA7withadvancedinstruments, theJamesWebbSpaceTelescopesuccessfullyfoundtheyoungexoplanetTWA7b, aboutthesizeofSaturn, orbiting110light-yearsawayintheconstellationAntlia.

詹姆斯韋伯太空望遠鏡利用先進儀器觀測一顆名為TWA 7的恆星，成功發現了一顆年輕的系外行星TWA 7b，其大小與土星相當，位於距離地球110光年的兔耳座。

Dr. Anne-MarieLagrangementionedthatthisdiscoveryopensupanewwindowintothestudyofexoplanetsandtheirdiversity, potentiallyleadingtothediscoveryof'Earth-likeplanets'inthefuture.

安妮-瑪麗·拉格朗日博士提到，這項發現為研究系外行星及其多樣性打開了一扇新的窗戶，未來有可能發現「類地行星」。

Exoplanets, suchasTWA7b, arecrucialinthesearchforlifebeyondoursolarsystem, sheddinglightonthepossibilityoflifeinothersolarsystems.

諸如 TWA 7b 之類的系外行星對於尋找太陽係以外的生命至關重要，為了解其他太陽系中存在生命的可能性提供了線索。

The James Webb Space Telescope has been sending incredible images of space back to Earth and helping scientists learn more about the universe since its launch in 2021.

Now there is a new discovery to add to the list – the telescope has spotted its first exoplanet, TWA 7b, around a hundred light years from Earth and thought to be a relatively young 6.4 million years old.

The powerful telescope, usually used to study known exoplanets, has made this new discovery with the help of Dr Anne-Marie Lagrange and her international team.

By observing a star called TWA 7 with advanced instruments, the James Webb Space Telescope successfully found the young exoplanet TWA 7b, about the size of Saturn, orbiting 110 light-years away in the constellation Antlia.

Dr. Anne-Marie Lagrange mentioned that this discovery opens up a new window into the study of exoplanets and their diversity, potentially leading to the discovery of 'Earth-like planets' in the future.

Exoplanets, such as TWA 7b, are crucial in the search for life beyond our solar system, shedding light on the possibility of life in other solar systems.