So, hear me out: Let's strap a telescope to a balloon and send it up to the stratosphere from Antarctica. This is actually a thing that astronomers do. Learn more about Astrophysics with High-Altitude Balloons. Link to resources, slides, and a recording of the latest NASA's Universe of Learning Science Briefing: https://www.universe-of-learning.org/contents/events/science-briefings/2024/science-briefing-astrophysics-with-balloons

Zoom into JWST's latest image of the star cluster NGC 602. Located near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, the cluster provides us with a good view of an area of relatively isolated star formation. The local environment of this cluster is an analog of what existed in the early Universe, with very low abundances of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium.

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Webb finds candidates for first young brown dwarfs outside the Milky Way

An international team of astronomers has used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to detect the first rich population of brown dwarf candid...