### [2026-06-16](/feed/2026/06/16/index.md)

##### Discoveries of exoplanets
# The NASA's James Webb Space Telescope discovers that the Hot Jupiter exoplanet HD 80606 b is being roasted by its home star. The research findings were presented at the 248th American Astronomical Society in Pasedena, California, U.S. 




### Sources:

1. [Space.com](https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/james-webb-space-telescope-discovers-extreme-exoplanet-being-roasted-by-its-home-star)

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