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Webb Telescope Reveals Star Formation and Mysterious Red Dots

Astronomers use the James Webb Space Telescope to discover the smallest known brown dwarfs in IC 348 while debating the nature of distant 'little red dots'.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 14 Sept 2026 · updated 2h ago

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  1. Webb reveals dynamic panorama of star formation, including smallest known brown dwarfs Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
  2. Black Holes or Black Hole Stars? Astronomers Spar Over Webb Telescope’s ‘Little Red Dots.’ Quanta Magazine

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  • James Webb Space Telescope
  • NASA
  • IC 348

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