NASA's SPHEREx telescope reveals complex atmospheres in 37 brown dwarfs, challenging existing models
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NASA's SPHEREx space telescope analyzed 37 brown dwarfs and found atmospheres rich in water, methane, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, but discovered that existing computer models poorly explain the chemistry and clouds of these free-floating objects.
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