# A tiny shift exposes a cold brown dwarf masquerading as an early galaxy

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- Published: 2026-11-03T13:40:08+00:00
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A faint red object spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope originally appeared to offer a possible glimpse of the universe's first galaxies. But images taken about 3½ years apart revealed a giveaway: The object, nicknamed Capotauro, had moved.

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