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Webb reveals dynamic panorama of star formation, including smallest known brown dwarfs

Using Webb, astronomers searched IC 348 for brown dwarfs, which are less massive than the smallest stars. The researchers discovered brown dwarfs just twice the mass of Jupiter, bringing the study of these curious objects into a new mass range and revealing new insights about the star-formation process.

Webb reveals dynamic panorama of star formation, including smallest known brown dwarfs

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Using Webb, astronomers searched IC 348 for brown dwarfs, which are less massive than the smallest stars.

The researchers discovered brown dwarfs just twice the mass of Jupiter, bringing the study of these curious objects into a new mass range and revealing new insights about the star-formation process.

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Using Webb, astronomers searched IC 348 for brown dwarfs, which are less massive than the smallest stars. The researchers discovered brown dwarfs just twice the mass of Jupiter, bringing the study of these curious objects into a new mass range and revealing new insights about the star-formation process.

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