Abstract
Over the last few months, JWST has been conducting its first scientific observations through the Director’s Discretionary Early Release Science (ERS) programs, which were designed under the primary goal of rapidly informing the community on JWST’s performance and capabilities. With respect to the study of exoplanets, only two ERS programs exist: “The Transit Community Early Release Science Program”, and “High Contrast Imaging of Exoplanets and Exoplanetary Systems”. In this talk I will cover the latest results from both of these programs, including: high contrast imaging of the exoplanet HIP 65426b from 2-16 micron, direct spectroscopy of the planetary mass object VHS1256b from 1-21 micron, and transmission spectroscopy from 1-5 micron of the exoplanet WASP-39b. These data have provided a wealth of new information about the bulk and atmospheric properties of these objects which I will discuss in the context of the unprecedented capabilities that JWST can provide. Finally, I will use these early results to provide glimpses of what additional science may be possible in the coming decade.