NASA's Webb Telescope Discovers Chemicals On Pluto's Moon Charon

This image provided by NASA shows an enhanced color view of Pluto’s big moon Charon captured by the New Horizons spacecraft, July 14, 2015. (NASA via AP)

NASA's Webb Space Telescope has made a groundbreaking discovery regarding the surface of Charon, the largest moon of Pluto. For the first time, traces of carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide have been detected on Charon's surface, shedding new light on its composition.

Previous research, including data from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft in 2015, had revealed that Charon's surface was predominantly covered in water ice. However, the recent findings from the Webb telescope have unveiled the presence of additional chemicals that were previously undetected.