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Webb reveals dynamic panorama of star formation, including smallest known brown dwarfs - Phys.org

Webb reveals dynamic panorama of star formation, including smallest known brown dwarfs - Phys.org

This starry view of the nearby star-forming region IC 348 is one of the largest images released to date from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Using Webb, astronomers searched IC 348 for brown dwarfs, which are less massive than the smallest stars. The resea…

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently observed IC 348, a star-forming region just 1,000 light-years away from Earth. Webb's sharp vision revealed tiny brown dwarfs, some just twice Jupiter's mas… [+5508 chars]

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