Astronomers have captured the first direct image of an exoplanet with the James Webb Space Telescope. An exoplanet is any planet beyond our solar system, most of which orbit other stars. The exoplanet captured by Webb, called HIP 65426 b, is a gas giant about 6 to 12 times the mass of Jupiter. The planet is about 15-20 million years old, about four times older than the earth. "This is a transformative moment, not only for Webb but also for astronomy generally," Sasha Hinkley, associate professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Astronomers first discovered the planet in 2017 using the SPHERE instrument on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope. At the time, the instrument took images of the planet through short infrared wavelengths. However, Webb's ability to see longer infrared wavelengths will shed new light to on the planet.