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James Webb telescope spots more than 100 new asteroids between Jupiter and Mars — and some are heading toward Earth

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Asteroids range in size from that of a bus to several stadiums.

They are the smallest asteroids ever seen in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter .

The finding could lead to better tracking of the tiny but powerful space rocks that are likely to approach Earth .

JWST has proven to be ideal for the discovery, thanks to its infrared eyes that detect thermal emissions.