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NASA telescopes discover brown dwarf protoplanetary disks in the Orion Nebula | Penn State University
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This dwarf planet has gas: Makemake's methane surprises scientists | Space
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| | The James Webb Space Telescope has detected methane gas on the dwarf planet Makemake, indicating that the distant body is a dynamic icy world.
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James Webb Space Telescope - NASA Science
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| | [AI summary] The James Webb Space Telescope, launched in December 2021, is a powerful observatory studying the universe's history, from the Big Bang to solar system evolution, with recent discoveries including stellar jets, cosmic objects, and exoplanet observations.
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ESA - Webb captures iconic Horsehead Nebula in unprecedented detail
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| | The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has captured the sharpest infrared images to date of one of the most distinctive objects in our skies, the Horsehead Nebula. These observations show a part of the iconic nebula in a whole new light, capturing its complexity with unprecedented spatial resolution.
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What are dwarf planets, and how many are there? | Live Science
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| How many dwarf planets are there in our solar system? The recent discovery of 2017 OF201 makes the tally anywhere between five and 18, plus hundreds of potentially undiscovered ones, depending on whom you ask.