Adrastea Discovery
With G. Edward Danielson, identifies Adrastea in Voyager 2 images of Jupiter's ring region.
Role range: 1958-
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
David Jewitt Biography and Timeline
Follow David Jewitt through 5 dated historical records for Great Britain.
David Jewitt, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1979–2020Years on this page
1979
2013
Six-Tailed Asteroid
Jewitt leads Hubble observations of asteroid P/2013 P5, which displays six comet-like dust tails.
2014
Disintegrating Asteroid P2013 R3
Jewitt leads Hubble observations showing asteroid P/2013 R3 breaking into multiple pieces without evidence for a high-speed collision.
2018
Oumuamua Hubble Tracking
Jewitt uses Hubble observations to refine the path of interstellar object Oumuamua and investigate its unexpected acceleration.
2020
Interstellar Comet Borisov Composition
Jewitt uses Hubble observations to help show that interstellar Comet Borisov contains unusually abundant carbon monoxide.
Records, sources and methodology
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