See very next post for info about this real object 8 times the mass of Jupiter with satellites and NO sun — it’s a rogue planet!
Our solar system is pretty sparkling clean when it comes to dust. That isn’t necessarily the case elsewhere, as many other stars are surrounded by thick disks of debris. These might actually be the perfect places to find Earth-like planets.
That’s the finding of astrophysicist Sean Raymond…
Twin Brown Dwarfs Wrapped in a Blanket
This image shows two young brown dwarfs, objects that fall somewhere between planets and stars in terms of their temperature and mass. Brown dwarfs are cooler and less massive than stars, never igniting the nuclear fires, yet they are more massive and warmer than planets.
Here we see a long sought-after view of these very young objects which appear as closely-spaced purple-blue and orange-white dots at the very center of this image. The surrounding envelope of cool dust surrounding this nursery can be seen in purple.
These twins, which were found in the region of the Taurus-Auriga star-formation complex, are the youngest of their kind ever detected. They are also helping astronomers solve a long-standing riddle about how brown dwarfs are formed more like stars or more like planets? Based on these findings, the researchers think they have found the answer: Brown dwarfs form like stars.
NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has uncovered the coldest brown dwarf known so far (green dot in very center of this infrared image). Called WISE 1828+2650, located in the constellation Lyra, this chilly star-like body isn’t even as warm as a human body, at less than about 80 degrees Fahrenheit (25 degrees Celsius). The blue dots are a mix of stars and galaxies.
