Astronomers find bounty of failed stars: One youngster only six times heftier than Jupiter
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 15:30
in Astronomy & Space
A team of astronomers has discovered over two dozen new free-floating brown dwarfs, including a lightweight youngster only about six times heftier than Jupiter, that reside in two young star clusters. What's more, one cluster contains a surprising surplus of them, harboring half as many of these astronomical oddballs as normal stars.