Astronomers find 100 brown dwarfs in our neighborhood

Astronomers find 100 brown dwarfs in our neighborhood
By Paul M. Sutter

Brown dwarfs are smallish objects sitting somewhere between stars and planets, making them notoriously hard to find. But a recent citizen science project aimed at finding the elusive Planet 9 has instead revealed a treasure trove of these oddities, right next door. Brown dwarfs are weird. They’re too small to ignite nuclear fusion of hydrogen …

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August 28, 2020 at 09:06PM
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