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|| Webb's Mid-Infrared-Instrument reveals asteroid belt surrounding the young star Fomalhaut. || This is the first asteroid belt ever seen outside of our solar system in infrared light. ||

This image of the dusty debris disk surrounding the young star Fomalhaut is from Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). It reveals three nested belts extending out to 14 billion miles (23 billion kilometers) from the star. The inner belts – which had never been seen before – were revealed by Webb for the first time.

Full Report- https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/webb-looks-for-fomalhaut-s-asteroid-belt-and-finds-much-more

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