<ul><li>The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has provided a quantum leap forward for astronomers by capturing images of the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) star-forming region.</li><li>The telescope found free-floating objects in the Flame Nebula, known as brown dwarfs, which are intermediate between stars and planets.</li><li>JWST discovered brown dwarfs two to three times the mass of Jupiter, smaller than scientists expected based on previous observations by the Hubble Space Telescope.</li><li>The infrared sensitivity of the JWST allowed scientists to study objects that are difficult to observe with standard telescopes, expanding our understanding of brown dwarfs.</li></ul>

Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope's view of the Flame Nebula is a 'quantum leap' forward for astronomers

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