James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Exoplanet WASP-17b is Not Perfectly Round

New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have shown that the giant exoplanet WASP-17b, located 1,300 light-years away, has an atmosphere that is not perfectly round. The telescope distinguished hotter and cooler regions, indicating powerful winds redistribute heat and cause one side of its atmosphere to bulge outward, providing new insights into the extreme weather patterns of distant worlds.