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James Webb Reveals Unprecedented Weather Patterns on Distant Brown Dwarf

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Source: ZME Science
James Webb Reveals Unprecedented Weather Patterns on Distant Brown Dwarf
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Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists studied the complex, chaotic weather of SIMP 0136, a brown dwarf 20 light-years away, revealing layered, turbulent atmospheres with dynamic cloud formations and vertical mixing, providing insights into atmospheric processes on similar exoplanets.

Topics:science#atmospheric-dynamics#brown-dwarf#exoplanet-weather#james-webb-space-telescope#science#simp-0136
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  1. James Webb Mapped the Chaotic Weather of a Planet Drifting Alone Through Space and It’s Even Wilder Than Jupiter  ZME Science
  2. Nearby brown dwarf's 'weather' mapped in unprecedented detail  Phys.org
  3. James Webb peered into the atmosphere of a wandering brown dwarf  Universe Space Tech
  4. Weather of brown dwarf 20 light-years away has been mapped  NewsBytes

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