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A tiny shift exposes a cold brown dwarf masquerading as an early galaxy

Phys.org · WORLD · Science · 11/3/2026, 8:40:08 AM

A faint red object spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope originally appeared to offer a possible glimpse of the universe's first galaxies. But images taken about 3½ years apart revealed a giveaway: The object, nicknamed Capotauro, had moved.

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