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

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What happened

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.

Key facts

  • 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.
  • Reported by Phys.org and published Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:20:01 UTC.

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