Explore WebbScienceJames Webb Space Telescope (JWST)NASA’s Webb Discovers Hidden…WebbNewsLatest NewsLatest ImagesWebb’s BlogAwardsX (offsite – login reqd)Instagram (offsite – login reqd)Facebook (offsite- login reqd)Youtube (offsite)OverviewAboutWho is James Webb?Fact SheetImpacts+Benefits FAQWebb TimelineScienceOverview and GoalsEarly UniverseGalaxies Over TimeStar LifecycleOther WorldsScience/Engineering ExplainersObservatoryOverviewLaunchDeploymentOrbitMirrorsSunshieldInstruments & ISIM ModuleInstrument: NIRCamInstrument: MIRIInstrument: NIRSpecInstrument: FGS/NIRISSOptical Telescope ElementBackplaneSpacecraft BusWebb vs Hubble ->MultimediaAbout Webb ImagesImagesVideosWhat is Webb Observing?3d Webb in 3d Solar SystemPodcastsWebb Image SonificationsWebb’s First Images TeamInternational TeamPeople Of WebbMoreFor the Media For ScientistsFor EducatorsFor Fun/Learning 6 Min ReadNASA’s Webb Discovers Hidden Planet in Famous Star SystemBeta Pictoris System (Artist’s Concept)This artist’s concept shows the Beta Pictoris system with the discovered giant exoplanet Beta Pictoris d at the right. It has the widest orbit of the known three exoplanets within the system. Beta Pictoris System (NIRSpec IFU Image and Spectrum)Researchers used the NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) Integral Field Unit on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to map chemical contents of the Beta Pictoris system. As a result, they discovered a third planet, Beta Pictoris d, orbiting the young star. Beta Pictoris System (NIRSpec IFU Image Annotated)The newly discovered third planet orbiting Beta Pictoris, Beta Pictoris d, is seen in reconstructed imagery from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph). Related LinksRead more: Webb’s Impact on Exoplanet ResearchRead more: NASA’s Webb Discovers Dusty ‘Cat’s Tail’ in Beta Pictoris SystemExplore more: Beta Pictoris: Icy Debris Suggests ‘Shepherd’ PlanetWatch: How to Study Exoplanets: Webb and ChallengesWatch: How Do Space Telescopes Break Down Light?More Webb: News | Images | Science | Home PageShareDetailsLast UpdatedJul 15, 2026LocationNASA Goddard Space Flight CenterContactMediaLaura BetzNASA’s Goddard Space Flight CenterGreenbelt, Marylandlaura.e.betz@nasa.govRelated TermsJames Webb Space Telescope (JWST)AstrophysicsExoplanetsGoddard Space Flight CenterScience & ResearchThe UniverseKeep ExploringRelated TopicsJames Webb Space TelescopeWebb is the premier observatory of the next decade, serving thousands of astronomers worldwide. It studies every phase in the…ExoplanetsExoplanet StoriesUniverse