Telescope JWST took an image of a dust disk around nearby young star AU Microscopii

20. 01. 2023

Stars James Webb (JWST) Exoplanets Astronomy

Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to peer into the young planetary system around AU Microscopii. The pre-main sequence red dwarf star is only 32 light years away which makes it one of the closest ones. There are 2 known exoplanets and a disc of dust orbiting it.