# Scientists removed the glare from a James Webb telescope image — and unmasked a hidden planet

Source: [ Latest from Live Science in Space ](https://www.livescience.com/space/scientists-removed-the-glare-from-a-james-webb-telescope-image-and-unmasked-a-hidden-world) · 2026-11-06 · Space
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When it comes to spotting planets orbiting distant stars, the biggest hurdle is often separating the signal from the noise — specifically, trying to distinguish a planet from the stellar glare around it. That's true even for the most sophisticated telescopes, including the James…

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- [Scientists removed the glare from a James Webb telescope image — and unmasked a hidden planet](https://www.livescience.com/space/scientists-removed-the-glare-from-a-james-webb-telescope-image-and-unmasked-a-hidden-world) —  Latest from Live Science in Space , 2026-11-06

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