Record-breaking radio waves discovered from ultra-cool star
Monday, April 30, 2012 - 10:30
in Astronomy & Space
Astronomers have discovered flaring radio emissions from an ultra-cool star that is not much warmer than the planet Jupiter, shattering the previous record for the lowest temperature at which radio waves had been detected from a star. The detection technique may be used to hunt for giant planets outside our solar system.
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