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English: This artist concept portrays the brown dwarf W1935, which is located 47 light-years from Earth. Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope found infrared emission from methane coming from W1935. This is an unexpected discovery because the brown dwarf is cold and lacks a host star; therefore, there is no obvious source of energy to heat its upper atmosphere and make the methane glow. The team speculates that the methane emission may be due to processes generating aurorae, shown here in red. NASA, ESA, CSA, Leah Hustak (STScI)
Date 9 January 2024, 16:15:00 (upload date)
Source Brown Dwarf W1935 (Artist Concept)
Author Artwork NASA, ESA, CSA, Leah Hustak (STScI)
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This artist concept portrays the brown dwarf W1935, which is located 47 light-years from Earth. Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope found infrared emission from methane coming from W1935.

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