Ringed Chariklo Asteroid Occult Star Via James Webb Space Telescope

Space.com 2023-06-24

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The James Webb Space Telescope captured asteroid 10199 Chariklo occult the star Gaia DR3 6873519665992128512. It was the "first asteroid found to have a ring system," according to NASA.

Credit: Space.com | NASA, ESA, CSA, Nicolás Morales (IAA/CSIC) | edited by Steve Spaleta

Music: The Flight by Red Dictionary / courtesy of Epidemic Sound

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