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Stefanie Waldek

New JWST observations of 'trans-Neptunian objects' could help reveal our solar system's past

An artist's interpretation of a trans-Neptunian object.

In a distant corner of our solar system called the Kuiper Belt, icy bodies lurk in the darkness, orbiting our sun at vast distances.

These ancient minor planets are called trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), and they date back to the formation of the solar system.

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