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Webb Telescope Has Discovered An Asteroid 62 Miles Away

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The newly discovered asteroid was spotted by the Webb Space Telescope from 62 million miles away.

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The asteroid is between 328 to 656 feet wide, making it one of the smallest in the main belt.

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Both Webb and Hubble Space Telescope observed the aftermath of the DART mission on Dimorphos.

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The new asteroid is nearly 10 times more distant than Dimorphos and Didymos.

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The asteroid was discovered in calibration data from MIRI, Webb's mid-infrared imager.

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The team will do follow-up studies to confirm the object's orbit.

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This discovery highlights MIRI's capabilities to detect small asteroids in the main belt.

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Future dedicated observations could see Webb spotting asteroids less than a kilometer wide.

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Webb was designed to see across the universe but can also view small objects.

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The discovery was "fantastic" and "unexpected" according to scientists involved.

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