Friday, March 18, 2011

Room-Temperature Brown Dwarf

A newly discovered brown dwarf (WD 0806-661 B) some 63 light-years distant has been found to have a surface temperature of only 30°C, much cooler than any previously known dwarf star and what may be a "missing link" between planetary gas giants and functioning stars.
Posted by assurbanipaul at 5:15 PM
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