In a big star-forming nebula, JWST finds the smallest failed stars

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In astronomy, the brightest objects dominate the light we receive. This image shows the central region of the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The young and dense star cluster R136 can be seen near the center of the image. The tidal forces exerted on the Large Magellanic Cloud by the Milky Way are triggering a wave of star-formation in there, which happens to be the largest…

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