The James Webb Space Telescope has directly observed two exoplanets orbiting around white dwarf stars for the first time.

The exoplanets are comparable in size to Jupiter and Saturn and provide a glimpse into the possible future of our own solar system.

This discovery implies that giant planets may commonly survive around white dwarf stars, potentially influencing the stars' metal pollution.

The direct detection of exoplanets by JWST opens up new opportunities for the study of exoplanet atmospheres and their survival around dead stars.

Research detailing this discovery is currently available in preprint form on the arXiv research repository.