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An article published in "The Astrophysical Journal" reports the identification of 64 brown dwarf candidates in the star cluster NGC 602 in the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of the Milky Way's satellite galaxies. A team of researchers used the James Webb Space Telescope to obtain the sensitivity and resolution needed to detect possible objects halfway between the planet and the star about 200,000 light-years away.
https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2024/10/24/first-candidate-brown-dwarfs-discovered-outside-the-milky-way/
english.tachyonbeam.comFirst candidate brown dwarfs discovered outside the Milky WayAn article published in 'The Astrophysical Journal' reports the identification of 64 brown dwarf candidates in the star cluster NGC 602 in the Small Magellanic...