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But all these processes are fleeting, leaving brown dwarfs relatively inert.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2024
Energy in that brown dwarf's atmosphere cooled with increasing altitude — as the astronomers expected.
—Megan Myers, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2024
In the case of brown dwarfs, though, that shine is pretty feeble.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2024
The study of these extremely small brown dwarfs and the discovery of mysterious hydrocarbons have led astronomers to question whether these are actually brown dwarf stars at all.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2023
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2024
Energy in that brown dwarf's atmosphere cooled with increasing altitude — as the astronomers expected.
—Megan Myers, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2024
In the case of brown dwarfs, though, that shine is pretty feeble.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2024
The study of these extremely small brown dwarfs and the discovery of mysterious hydrocarbons have led astronomers to question whether these are actually brown dwarf stars at all.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Dec. 2023
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“Brown dwarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brown%20dwarf. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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