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Brown Dwarf Artist's Conception (2 of 2)

Caption: This artist's conception zooms in on the brown dwarf and its accretion disk. The discovery of a bipolar molecular outflow at ISO-Oph 102 offers the first strong evidence in favor of brown dwarf formation through gravitational collapse.

Credit: David A. Aguilar (CfA)

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