Hubble and Webb Teamed Up on Distant Solar System Bodies and Found Fewer Tiny Ones Than Some Models Predicted

Nature World News | 11.09.2026 00:00
Two of NASA's flagship observatories examined the same patch of sky at the same time, and part of what came back was a surprise. Researchers using the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes together on distant solar system bodies found fewer small objects than some planet formation models had predicted, and found that the colors of the smallest objects follow the same patterns as those of their larger relatives.