A new era in solar system astronomy with JWST

Nat Commun. 2023 Nov 17;14(1):7444. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-43313-z.

Abstract

The exploration of our solar system is being radically changed since the beginning of operations of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) in mid 2022. JWST’s extraordinary sensitivity and instrumentation allow for sensitive searches for the building blocks of life and to test for habitability, also enabling new discoveries on small bodies to giant planets across our solar system and beyond.