January 10, 2026

Hubble and JWST Observe Colliding Objects Far Away

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/nasas-hubble-sees-asteroids-colliding-at-nearby-star-for-first-time/

Comments (2)

Brian Deschene · January 10, 2026

Around 8 minute mark you say “approx 80 to 100 Kelvin or approx 9000 degrees Celsius”. 100 K is about -173 degrees C. Nowhere near 9000. Or am I misunderstanding something because it is (as stated) “vibrational temperature”?

Brian Gilstrap · January 11, 2026

I think he may have said "8200 Kelvin". That's still not 9000C, more like 7925C but that's at least a lot closer to 9000C 🙂