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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