Trained on the spectacular Flame Nebula, the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes went hunting for the smallest stars in the universe.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST ... and that makes them easier to spot in a young nebula like the Flame Nebula, which is around 1 million years old (if that seems ancient, consider our ...

Astronomers used the powerful James Webb Space Telescope to sleuth out some of these objects, called brown dwarfs, in a ...

This near-infrared image of a portion of the Flame Nebula from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope highlights three low-mass objects, seen in the insets to the right. | Credit: NASA, ESA ...

A team of astronomers recently tapped into JWST’s capabilities to explore the smallest objects in the Flame Nebula.

This near-infrared image of a portion of the Flame Nebula from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope highlights three low-mass objects, seen in the insets to the right. These objects, which are much ...

dense dust and gas that comprises the Flame Nebula in this case. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope can pierce this dense, dusty region and see the faint infrared glow from young brown dwarfs.

Here's where the James Webb Space Telescope comes in. Its advanced technology, including its large mirror and suite of ...

In 1962, American astronomer Beverly Lynds published a catalog of 1,802 dark nebulae, among which the 483rd, "Lynds 483," was captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Located 650 light ...