Link Between Stars and Planets Found

Brown dwarfs, or failed stars, are stellar bodies with masses 10 to 70 times higher than Jupiter's. Although, like all stars, they have the capability of initiating thermonuclear fusion reactions in their cores, their masses do not permit them to sustain these reactions for a very long t... [ read more >> ]

Artistic impression of a brown dwarf and its moon inside a triple star system

Image comment: Artistic impression of a brown dwarf and its moon inside a triple star system
Image credits: spitzer.caltech.edu

Artistic impression of a brown dwarf and its moon inside a triple star system