James Webb Space Telescope will study icy objects in the mysterious 'graveyard of the solar system' - Space.com


3/4/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 1 month ago
by Stefanie Waldek

The mysterious Kuiper Belt, home to former planet Pluto and its moon Charon, will be a subject of study for the powerful observatory.

Pluto may no longer be a planet, but the dwarf planet and its icy neighbors in the Kuiper Belt are about to enter the spotlight. One of the James Webb Space Telescope 's first missions this year wi… [+2214 chars]

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