{"id":550855,"date":"2023-02-11T17:50:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T14:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/small-asteroid-serendipitously-detected-using-james-webb-telescope\/"},"modified":"2023-02-11T17:50:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T14:50:01","slug":"small-asteroid-serendipitously-detected-using-james-webb-telescope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/small-asteroid-serendipitously-detected-using-james-webb-telescope\/","title":{"rendered":"#Small asteroid &#8216;serendipitously&#8217; detected using James Webb telescope"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29439b0ea8d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29439b0ea8d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/small-asteroid-serendipitously-detected-using-james-webb-telescope\/#%E2%80%9CSmall_asteroid_%E2%80%98serendipitously_detected_using_James_Webb_telescope%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Small asteroid &#8216;serendipitously&#8217; 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the asteroid, NASA said in a statement, adding that more observations would be needed to better characterize its nature and properties.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2014completely unexpectedly\u2014detected a small asteroid,&#8221; said Thomas Muller, an astronomer at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>It was detected during calibration of the telescope&#8217;s Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI), which operates in mid-infrared wavelengths.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Webb&#8217;s incredible sensitivity made it possible to see this roughly 100-meter object at a distance of more than 100 million kilometers,&#8221; Muller said.<\/p>\n<p>Webb, which has been operational since July, is the most powerful space telescope ever built and has unleashed a raft of unprecedented data as well as stunning images.<\/p>\n<p>One of the main goals for the $10 billion telescope is to study the life cycle of stars. Another main research focus is on exoplanets, planets outside Earth&#8217;s solar system.<\/p>\n<p>Webb was not designed to look for small objects such as the newly-discovered asteroid, but Muller said its discovery &#8220;suggests that many new objects will be detected with this instrument.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n                                                                                        <strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n                                                T. G. 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