Robert Lea is a science journalist in the U.K. whose articles have been published in Physics World, New Scientist, Astronomy Magazine, All About Space, Newsweek and ZME Science. He also writes about science communication for Elsevier and the European Journal of Physics. Rob holds a bachelor of science degree in physics and astronomy from the U.K.
an illustration of the star system Beta Pictoris a graph indicating the detection of an asteroid collision in Beta Pictoris by the JWSTThe James Webb Space Telescope has observed evidence pointing to asteroids colliding in a neighboring star system. Resultant dust kicked up by the collision has a mass equal to around 100,000 times that of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs., a star system located about 63.4 light-years from the solar system.
Data collected by the JWST and the Spitzer Space Telescope that indicates collisions between asteroids in Beta PictorisSpitzer's observations of the region had previously been assumed to be the result of small bodies around Beta Pictoris grinding down and steadily replenishing the dust over time. However, the JWST data indicates that this dust actually isn't being replenished when it is kicked away by the central star.
The JWST could also help astronomers discover how early turbulence around stars impacts the atmospheres, water content and other key aspects of habitability for their planets.
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