Brown Dwarfs
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A Solar Neighborhood Census, Thanks to NASA Citizen Science
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To take a census of nearby cosmic objects, sending out a survey won’t work. Scientists need to use many telescopes…
Article6 months ago
NASA’s Hubble Finds that Aging Brown Dwarfs Grow Lonely
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It takes two to tango, but in the case of brown dwarfs that were once paired as binary systems, that…
Article7 months ago
NASA’s Webb Finds Signs of Possible Aurorae on Isolated Brown Dwarf
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Infrared emission from methane suggests atmospheric heating by auroral processes. Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a…
Article9 months ago
NASA’s Webb Identifies Tiniest Free-Floating Brown Dwarf
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Brown dwarfs are objects that straddle the dividing line between stars and planets. They form like stars, growing dense enough…
Article10 months ago
Strange New Worlds
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A world with two suns, a lava planet, and a world trapped in eternal darkness are just some of the…
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Fast-Spinning Brown Dwarfs May Reveal a Rotational Speed Limit
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Using data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, scientists have identified the three fastest-spinning brown dwarfs ever found. More massive than…
Article4 years ago
