Astronomers Successfully Detect Brown Dwarfs in a Distant Star Cluster
A team of international astronomers has detected brown dwarfs in the distant star cluster NGC 602, revealing new insights into substellar formations beyond our galaxy.
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Webb Telescope Spots First Brown Dwarfs Outside Our Galaxy
Astronomers have released a stunning new image captured with the James Webb Space Telescope, but this view of NGC 602 is more ...
Webb Telescope Might Have Discovered First Brown Dwarfs Outside The Milky Way
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered the first brown dwarf star candidates outside the Milky Way. The European Space Agency (ESA) said that these candidates reside in the star cluster NGC 602 ...
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Gobsmacking Image of a Stellar Nursery
Wow, check out this just-released image from the JWST team of star cluster NGC 602. The local environment of this cluster is ...
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First Brown Dwarfs Found Outside Milky Way
An international team of astronomers has discovered the first brown dwarf candidates outside the Milky Way in the star ...
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The Webb discovers a rich population of brown dwarfs outside the Milky Way
This stunning image of a star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is more than just a pretty picture. It’s part of a ...
NASA's Webb telescope detects the first potential brown dwarfs outside our galaxy
Brown dwarfs are bigger than gas giants, but smaller than stars -- and they barely produce any light. The James Webb ...
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First Brown Dwarf Candidates Discovered Beyond Our Galaxy, 200,000 Light-Years From Earth
Namely, they are not massive enough to start nuclear fusion at their cores. These are brown dwarfs. There are a few thousand ...
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Brown dwarfs detected outside the Milky Way for the first time
Imagine gazing into the endless cosmos and discovering a hidden population of brown dwarfs deep within a distant star cluster ...
Webb finds candidates for first young brown dwarfs outside the Milky Way
Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy roughly 200,000 light-years from Earth, lies the young ...
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Scientists: Brown dwarf discovered 30 years ago is actually twins
NEW YORK — A celestial object discovered decades ago is actually twins orbiting each other, a new study confirms. Scientists have puzzled over the object known as Gliese 229B, the first known brown ...
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Europe's Space Industry, Brown Dwarfs, Bee Protection, and Brazil's Aerospace Ambitions
A roundup of current science news. The European Space Agency is pushing for global competitiveness, while a historic brown ...