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James Webb telescope finds 1st possible 'failed stars' beyond the Milky Way — and they could reveal new secrets of the early universe

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Brown dwarfs, or "failed stars," are peculiar objects that are bigger than the largest planets but not massive enough to sustain nuclear fusion like stars.

NGC 602 is a young star-forming cluster on the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud ( SMC ) The new observations reveal fresh insight into how these strange failed stars form.