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Webb detects extremely small main-belt asteroid

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An asteroid described as roughly the size of Rome's Colosseum has been detected by an international team of European astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. The minuscule space rock, which measures somewhere between 300 to 650 feet in length, was found using data from Webb's Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) Oddly enough, this asteroid was discovered while the scientists were studying images of another asteroid, images that weren't even taken for asteroid hunting.

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Phys.org

Webb detects extremely small main-belt asteroid

A previously unknown 100-to-200-meter asteroid—roughly the size of Rome's Colosseum—has been detected by an international team of European astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. Their project used data from the calibration of the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI), in which the team serendipitously detected an interloping asteroid.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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Webb Detects Extremely Small Main Belt Asteroid

An asteroid roughly the size of Rome's Colosseum -- between 300 to 650 feet (100 to 200 meters) in length -- has been detected by an international team of European astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. The object, shown in this artist's conception, is likely the smallest observed to date by Webb. The detection was serendipitous -- the asteroid was found in calibration images of a different asteroid. The lucky finding suggests Webb…

1 year ago·Charlottesville, United States

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Webb Finds Extremely Small Main Belt Asteroid

A serendipitous discovery demonstrates the capacity of the James Webb Telescope to do science on a small scale.

1 year ago

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NASA

Webb Detects Extremely Small Main Belt Asteroid

An asteroid roughly the size of Rome’s Colosseum — between 300 to 650 feet (100 to 200 meters) in length — has been detected by an international team of European astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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The European Space Agency

Webb detects extremely small main-belt asteroid

A previously unknown 100–200-metre asteroid — roughly the size of Rome’s Colosseum — has been detected by an international team of European astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. Their project used data from the calibration of the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI), in which the team serendipitously detected an interloping asteroid. The object is likely the smallest observed to date by Webb and may be an example of an object m

1 year ago·Paris, France

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