NASA telescopes discover brown dwarf protoplanetary disks in the Orion Nebula

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Summary:

- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope have observed a brown dwarf, which is an object that is too large to be a planet but too small to be a star, in the process of forming a protoplanetary disk.
- This observation provides insights into the early stages of planet formation, as the protoplanetary disk around the brown dwarf is similar to those found around young stars, suggesting that the process of planet formation may be similar for both objects.
- The study of this brown dwarf system could help scientists better understand the formation and evolution of planetary systems, including our own solar system.

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