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Hubble and Webb identify 27 previously unknown objects beyond Neptune

ScienceDaily reports that two space telescopes studied 27 tiny objects beyond Neptune in two new studies.

Published Nov 2, 2026 · 15:46 UTC1 reports

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Hubble and Webb identified 27 previously unknown tiny objects beyond Neptune, according to ScienceDaily.[ScienceDaily]
Teams led by University of Victoria and Northern Arizona University researchers ran the deepest survey of these objects to date.[ScienceDaily]
Two related studies in The Astronomical Journal examine the objects' sizes, compositions, and early history.[ScienceDaily]
The reporting describes the results as clues about solar system origins rather than settled answers.[ScienceDaily]

NASA's Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes studied 27 tiny, distant objects beyond Neptune.[ScienceDaily]
Researchers reported discovering 27 previously unknown objects beyond Neptune.[ScienceDaily]
Two related studies examining the objects were published in The Astronomical Journal.[ScienceDaily]
Research teams led by a University of Victoria PhD candidate group and Northern Arizona University conducted the deepest survey of trans-Neptunian objects to date.[ScienceDaily]
Hubble collected visible light and Webb collected infrared light while observing the same sky region simultaneously.[ScienceDaily]
The smallest detected object measures about 5 kilometers (3 miles) across.[ScienceDaily]

Only ScienceDaily is reporting this event in the provided reporting, so the findings have not been independently corroborated.[ScienceDaily]
The reporting refers to an unexpected puzzle in the findings but the provided material does not detail its cause or the competing explanations.[ScienceDaily]

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