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The size of the HR 8799 planetary system is comparable to our…","tg":["exoplanets","stars"],"cr":"Image: NASA, ESA, Rémi Soummer (STScI)","rel":891254,"src":"~webb/science/2021/04/STScI-01F3NVVWJA435QM3VAWFGCFNFS.png","full":"webb/science/2021/04/STScI-01F3NVVWJA435QM3VAWFGCFNFS.png","w":1032,"h":1032,"fb":93694},{"id":891247,"mi":"webb","s":"exoplanet-51-eridani-b-gemini","d":"2021-04-21","mo":"2025-08-28","t":"Exoplanet 51 Eridani b (Gemini)","k":"image","x":"This discovery image of a Jupiter-sized extrasolar planet orbiting the nearby star 51 Eridani was taken in near-infrared light in 2014 by the Gemini Planet Imager. 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