Free Astronomy Magazine March-April 2016

T wo of the 5 Eta twins discovered by Khan’s team are in a spi- ral arm of M83, a galaxy with a high rate of star formation. Due to their very small angular size, the new objects will be able to be studied in detail only when the James Webb Space Tele- scope will become operational. [NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) and R. Khan (GSFC and ORAU)]