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Modern astronomy archives contain an immense treasure trove of data and often harbor major discoveries just waiting to be noticed!
Backyard Worlds: Cool NeighborsAbout Backyard Worlds: Cool Neighbors
Brown dwarfs are balls of gas that never became stars. They have masses between those of stars and planets, making them peculiar objects to study. These intriguing celestial objects are so dim that we need your help to spot them! Join our quest to reveal the Sun's elusive cosmic neighbors using infrared images taken by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) telescope. Your discoveries may even get observed by the James Webb Space Telescope!
Backyard Worlds: Cool Neighbors expands on the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project with a targeted search for brown dwarfs.
The work of Cool Neighbors personnel has been supported by NOIRLab, which is managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation.
The material contained in this project is based upon work supported by a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) grant or cooperative agreement. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of NASA.
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