Webb Looks for Fomalhaut’s Asteroid Belt and Finds Much More
WEBMay 8, 2023 — Astronomers used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to image the warm dust around a nearby young star, Fomalhaut, in order to study the first asteroid belt ever seen outside of our solar system in infrared light.
Earth will get another moon this month — but not for long!
WEBSep 17, 2024 — Once 2024 PT5 has fulfilled its role as a mini-moon, it will return to a sun-centered orbit, remaining part of the Arjuna asteroid belt.
Earth's new 'mini-moon' will orbit our planet for the next 2 months
WEBSep 16, 2024 — Earth is set to gain another moon by the end of the month — a small asteroid that will be snared by our planet's gravity until the end of the year, scientists say.
Webb telescope spies evidence of hidden planets around nearby star
WEBMay 8, 2023 — The main asteroid belt, located between Mars and Jupiter, is where leftovers from the formation of our solar system orbit the sun. More icy leftovers can be found in the Kuiper Belt on the edge...
NASA’s Webb Finds Water, and a New Mystery, in Rare Main Belt …
WEBMay 15, 2023 — Using Webb’s NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument, astronomers have confirmed gas – specifically water vapor – around a comet in the main asteroid belt for the first time, indicating that water ice from the primordial solar system can be preserved in that region.
James Webb Space Telescope snaps amazing photo of alien asteroid belt
WEBMay 8, 2023 — The first asteroid belt ever found outside the solar system is more complex than expected, new observations by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal.
Asteroid belt - Wikipedia
WEBThe total mass of the asteroid belt is significantly less than Pluto's, and roughly twice that of Pluto's moon Charon. The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, centered on the Sun and roughly spanning the space between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars.
James Webb Space Telescope finds water in asteroid belt, hinting …
WEBMay 16, 2023 — Water has been found in the Solar System's main asteroid belt for the first time, giving scientists an insight into where Earth's oceans may have come from, NASA says. Key points: The discovery is the first confirmation of water ice existing in the "warm" asteroid belt inside Jupiter's orbit.
Asteroid Watch - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
WEBAsteroid Watch: Keeping an Eye on Near-Earth Objects. Managed for NASA at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) accurately characterizes the orbits of all known near-Earth objects, predicts their close approaches with Earth, and makes comprehensive impact hazard assessments in …
Asteroid Belts at Just the Right Place are Friendly to Life
WEBNov 1, 2012 — Solar systems with life-bearing planets may be rare if they are dependent on the presence of asteroid belts of just the right mass, according to a new study.