Brown dwarf with stormy atmosphere discovered orbiting red dwarf via three observation techniques

By combining the power of ground-based and space-based telescopes, astronomers have discovered a new brown dwarf—a type of ...
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Red dwarf stars are unlikely to host planets with advanced life and civilizations

For all the talk about life across the cosmos, Earth remains the only confirmed example. That single data point makes your ...
Subaru Telescope

Discovery of a Brown Dwarf Orbiting a Red Dwarf through the Synergy of Ground- and Space-Based Observatories

By combining the power of ground-based and space-based telescopes, astronomers have discovered a new brown dwarf—a type of ...
BGR

Protoplanet Vs. Dwarf Planet - What's The Difference?

Our solar system is much like a trail of microcosmic breadcrumbs: Follow the molecular bits as far back as they go, and you'll learn a thing or two about where many of our planets and other celestial ...
Phys.org

Hubble sees white dwarf eating piece of Pluto-like object

In our nearby stellar neighborhood, a burned-out star is snacking on a fragment of a Pluto-like object. With its unique ultraviolet capability, only NASA's Hubble Space Telescope could identify that ...
WBUR

Maine Solar System Model adds dwarf planets Haumea and Makemake

For the first time since 2008, two new planets are being added to one of northern Maine's most famous — and scientifically accurate — roadside attractions. Dwarf planets Haumea and Makemake are the ...
Space.com

Earth-size stars and alien oceans – an astronomer explains the case for life around white dwarfs

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the ...