Did FLIP discover a new planet?
The reported result is a new image of the known planet 51 Eridani b at a wavelength where standard processing did not detect it. The study demonstrates a detection method, not a newly discovered planet.
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JWST’s New Exoplanet Image Shows What Better Glare Models Can RevealFLIP uses a physics-based model to subtract starlight from JWST images, uncovering a faint planet while exposing the limits of computational recovery.
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