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This Dazzling Nebula Reveals A Glimpse of An Infant Universe Bursting With Stars

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently captured an image of one-third of the N79 nebula, a giant cloud of cosmic dust.
The JWST studies the cosmos in the infrared, which is invisible to the human eye but visible to instruments like the JWST telescope.

This Nearby Brown Dwarf May Have Auroras--And a Moon, Too

Brown dwarfs exist in a category between planets and stars, and are often referred to as 'failed stars.' They emit an enduring infrared glow that makes them easier to spot in those wavelengths.
Despite being discovered nearly three decades ago, there is still much that astronomers do not know about brown dwarfs.
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