[neverdem]

The way I read it last year, this was never in doubt. Hmmmmm. I wonder.

IIRC, they had other indirect evidence, but this is the first image.

[Crazieman]

No, last year they had imaged this planet initially but they were unsure if it was a companion object.

It had to be watched over a period of time to compare movement to background stars.

Prior to this, yes, all planets were detected indirectly.