"James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Neptune's Icy History and Potential for Life Beyond"

The James Webb Space Telescope has used its unprecedented spectral observation capabilities to study a pair of icy asteroids at the edge of the solar system, providing insights into the evolution of Neptune and the Kuiper Belt. This research represents the first time the surface composition of a small, binary pair of Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) has been investigated, shedding light on the chemical compositions of these distant objects and their potential role in the distribution of molecules that gave birth to planets and life on Earth. The findings could also help track down how Neptune has migrated to reach its current orbit, and the team believes that the JWST will deliver even more information about objects in the Kuiper Belt and beyond Neptune in the future.