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Spitzer Brown Dwarf Wind (Artist's Concept)
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About this work
This artist's concept shows a brown dwarf, an object that is at least 13 times the mass of Jupiter but not massive enough to begin nuclear fusion in its core, which is the defining characteristic of a star. Scientist using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope recently made the first ever direct measurement of wind on a brown dwarf.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineSpitzer Brown Dwarf Wind (Artist's Concept). NASA/JPL, 2020-04-09. Public domain. ID: PIA23684.
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