The Clearest Image Of Proxima B Released just now By The James Webb Telescope

 

The Sharpest Photo Of Proxima B Released moments ago By The James Webb Telescope

1. The Thrilling News (…and the Truth)

Most headlines and videos report JWST has just provided "the clearest photo ever" of Proxima b. But no reputable scientific or NASA source makes this claim. Some material seems to be speculative hype or material with misleading titles

2. Why Proxima b Keeps Eluding

Seen in 2016 through the radial velocity technique, Proxima b is a planet of Earth size that orbits Proxima Centauri, a mere 4.2 light-years from us. But because of its minuscule size and closeness to a faint but energetic red dwarf star, obtaining a direct image is very difficult

3. What JWST Has Done

What JWST has done is historic: it took a sign of a potential Saturn-sized exoplanet around Alpha Centauri A, another nearby star. This contender was photographed with the MIRI instrument and sophisticated coronagraph to mask stellar glare

But subsequent observations in early 2025 were unable to find it again, probably because it had crossed into the glare of its host star—making confirmation still pending

4. Why Proxima B Claims Are Deceptive

No picture exists: There's no JWST image of Proxima b—only conceptual images and guesswork

Current success is elsewhere: The only provisional direct image is the one around Alpha Centauri A—not Proxima b

Confirmation still pending: Even that candidate needs more observing and confirmation.

Bottom Line

Although the idea of gazing at Proxima b's surface is exciting, present evidence indicates it is not yet achievable—neither for a telescope as advanced as JWST. The true thrill is in the candidate planet orbiting Alpha Centauri A coming and going—a tantalizing indicator of JWST's potential, but not a photo of Proxima b.

Let me know if you want a summary of JWST's real findings or assistance sorting through credible news and sensationalized headlines!