James Webb Telescope just got lucky! All it took, was a star that blinked
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope had some luck as it has discovered water ice in the rings of Chariklo.
Most discoveries have been made with a bit of luck by people who tried very hard. Well, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope too has had some luck as it has discovered water ice in the rings of Chariklo. "By remarkable good luck, we discovered that Chariklo was on track for just such an occultation event in October 2022. This was the first stellar occultation attempted with Webb. A lot of hard work went into…