HST/NICMOS observations of a proto-brown dwarf candidate
  We present deep HST/NICMOS observations peering through the outflow cavity of the protostellar candidate IRAS 04381+2540 in the Taurus Molecular Cloud-1. A young stellar object as central source, a jet and a very faint and close (0.6") companion are identified. The primary and the companion have similar colours, consistent with strong reddening. We argue that the companion is neither a shock-excited knot nor a background star. The colour/magnitude information predicts a substellar upper mass limit for the companion, but the final confirmation will require spectroscopic information. Because of its geometry, young age and its rare low-mass companion, this system is likely to provide a unique insight into the formation of brown dwarfs. 
D. Apai (1,2,3), L. V. Toth (1,4,5), Th. Henning (1), R. Vavrek (6),   Z. Kovacs (1), D. Lemke (1) (1 - Max Planck Institute...