Spitzer Telescope observes baby brown dwarf

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Mon, 11/23/2009 - 21:30

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has contributed to the discovery of the youngest brown dwarf ever observed -- a finding that, if confirmed, may solve an astronomical mystery about how these cosmic misfits are formed.


 

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