Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Webb Searches for Brown Dwarfs in a Stunning Star-Forming Region

The JWST captured this image of the star-forming region IC 348 with its NIRCam instrument. At 1,000 light years away, the region is relatively close to us. This makes it a good place to search for the lowest-mass brown dwarfs. Image Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, K. Luhman, C. Alves De Oliveira, M. Zamani (ESA/Webb)

How small can brown dwarfs be before the definition breaks down? That question is at the heart of new research, and new JWST images. Using the space telescope, researchers have discovered a new class of brown dwarfs with low masses, marked by a peculiar hydrocarbon feature.



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