A Very Long Distance Relationship
Researchers find a brown dwarf at the largest orbit yet discovered. Details on the star and it’s companion in today’s Astrobite.
Serendipitous Discoveries in our Solar System
ALMA may have serendipitously discovered two new members of our Solar System. Read on to discover how, and what these previously unidentified objects may be.
Cold Brown Dwarfs
Y dwarfs are the coolest end of the stellar classification scheme, and studying these often cloudy objects comes with plenty of challenges.
Cloudy with a chance of Carbon Monoxide
Tune in now for the first extrasolar weather map of a nearby brown dwarf, made using Doppler imaging.
Far Out, Dude: A Planetary-Mass Companion at 650 AU
The Magellan telescope has directly imaged a planetary-mass companion at a projected distance of 650 AU from its star! Read on to find out how the authors detected and characterized this companion, and how they think it got there.
How Massive is Kappa Andromedae B?
A “Super-Jupiter” recently discovered by direct imaging techniques may not be as it initially seemed. Hinkley et al. find the system to be older than expected and the Super-Jupiter to really be a brown dwarf.