JWST Unexpectedly Finds a Small Asteroid During 'Failed' Observations By Nancy_A
This finding was unexpected because astronomers weren’t sure JWST had the capability find asteroids this small. But this detection showed otherwise.
where previously unseen background galaxies were showing up everywhere. Jane Rigby, JWST operations project scientist said, “Basically, everywhere ever we look, it’s a Deep Field.”So, JWST’s infrared capabilities should be a boon to detecting some of the hardest to find asteroids. Scientists estimate the asteroid belt has between 1.1 and 1.9 million asteroids larger than 1 kilometer in diameter, and millions of smaller ones.
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