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Hubble and Webb Reveal Fewer Small TNOs, Consistent Color Patterns in Distant Solar System

Hubble and Webb Reveal Fewer Small TNOs, Consistent Color Patterns in Distant Solar System

Using NASA’s Hubble and James Webb telescopes, researchers directly observed some of the smallest and faintest trans‑Neptunian objects to date. They found fewer small bodies than expected and color relationships mirroring those of larger TNOs, offering clues to early solar system processes.

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Hubble and Webb find that far-out solar system objects 'remember' the past