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Don’t change the station! Substellar objects are up next!

Don’t change the station! Substellar objects are up next!

by Ali Crisp | Oct 21, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries

Today’s authors make the first direct observation of a brown dwarf, a substellar object that can be considered a failed star.

Brown Dwarf Weather Forecast: Cloudy or Clear Skies?

Brown Dwarf Weather Forecast: Cloudy or Clear Skies?

by Luna Zagorac | Oct 14, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries

How can we learn about the atmospheres of faint, low metallicity brown dwarfs? Why, with a model, of course!

Today’s forecast? Gusty winds on a brown dwarf

Today’s forecast? Gusty winds on a brown dwarf

by Briley Lewis | Jul 2, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries

How could we measure winds on a distant brown dwarf or a Jupiter-like planet?

Transiting Brown Dwarfs from TESS

Transiting Brown Dwarfs from TESS

by Gloria Fonseca Alvarez | Jun 15, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries

Today’s paper reports the discovery of two new transiting Brown Dwarfs using TESS.

Astrobites at AAS 236: Day 2

Astrobites at AAS 236: Day 2

by Astrobites | Jun 2, 2020 | Current Events

We report on Day 2 of the virtual summer AAS meeting.

Astrobites at AAS 236: Day 3

Astrobites at AAS 236: Day 3

by Astrobites | Jun 2, 2020 | Current Events

We report on Day 3 of the virtual summer AAS meeting.

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