NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made a remarkable discovery, detecting unusual gas jets emanating from Centaur 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 (29P), an active icy body located between Jupiter and Neptune. This centaur, known for its periodic outbursts, revealed never-before-seen jets of carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO₂), offering valuable insights into the composition and evolution of these celestial bodies and their role in the formation of the solar system. Centaur 29P and Its Unusual BehaviorCentaurs, named after the mythical half-human, half-horse creatures, are transi…
