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NASA's James Webb Space telescope takes first infrared image of three asteroid belts outside solar system

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Image Credit: NASA

New James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) images show Fomalhaut, a star approximately 25 light-years from Earth, with an asteroid belt that unseen planets may gravitationally carve. The images revealed three belts, including two never-before-seen inner belts, around the star of Fomalhaut.