Beautiful Brown Things In Space
Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to look into the Flame Nebula, and found free-floating objects called brown dwarfs, which are larger than Jupiter but too small to become stars. From planets with two suns to colliding galaxies, these are the coolest, most incredible things in space that we know of. With 2025 nearly in the books, let's revisit some of the highlights of the year in space, from astronomy to spaceflight.
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Astronomy's editors give a rundown of their top four astronomical images, based on their beauty and scientific or personal significance. Space is full of strange and weird things, and we are still in the process of investigating them. Listing all the interesting things in space that we have discovered so far.
Earth and space telescopes have captured iconic pictures of the universe over the years. Insider mined the archives of the JWST, Hubble, and Chandra X. 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.
