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Astronomers Measure Turnover in Initial Mass Function for the First Time

MAR 10, 2025
When a gas cloud collapses to form a star cluster, how many objects form, and what are their masses? Research published today provides answers about the low-mass end of the star and brown dwarf formation process.
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JWST image of the Flame Nebula, NGC 2024

When a gas cloud collapses to form a star cluster, how many objects form, and what are their masses? Research published today provides answers about the low-mass end of the star and brown dwarf formation process.

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