Thursday, January 4, 2018

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NASA's Webb Telescope to Investigate Mysterious Brown Dwarfs



Release date: January 4, 2018


Strange Star or Rogue Planet? Brown Dwarfs Defy Definition

Brown dwarfs are often described as failed stars. However, this label misrepresents the true nature of these unusual objects. They may live in the fuzzy boundary between planets and stars, but it's that exact ambiguity that makes them so intriguing to scientists. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will study brown dwarfs to measure their properties and probe their origins.


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