Stormy Stars? NASA's Spitzer Probes Weather on Brown Dwarfs
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 15:30
in Astronomy & Space
Swirling, stormy clouds may be ever-present on cool celestial orbs called brown dwarfs. New observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope suggest that most brown dwarfs are roiling with one or more planet-size storms akin to Jupiter's "Great Red Spot."