Neptune

• The Hubble and James Webb space telescopes identified 27 new small objects orbiting the sun in the distant region beyond Neptune. • These observations required the telescopes to operate at the absolute limit of their technical capabilities to detect the tiny objects. • The discovery provides new data on the composition and movement of the outer solar system's furthest reaches.

• Astronomers combined the Hubble and Webb space telescopes for the first time to search for small, faint frozen objects in the outer Solar System. • The team focused their search on tiny worlds located beyond the orbit of Neptune. • This collaboration allows researchers to detect smaller and dimmer celestial bodies than either telescope could find alone.

• NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope recently completed a census of dozens of small, icy worlds located in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune. • The telescopes analyzed these distant objects to gather data on the composition and distribution of early planet formation materials. • These findings provide astronomers with a clearer understanding of the chemical makeup of the outer solar system's "deep freezer."