brown dwarf
noun
: a celestial object that is much smaller than a normal star and has insufficient mass to sustain nuclear fusion but that is hot enough to radiate energy especially at infrared wavelengths
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The discovery team inferred the planet's presence using the Very Large Telescope in Chile, after detecting an unusual backward wobble in the brown dwarfs' orbits.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The team aims to test this hypothesis via James Webb observations of other metal-poor brown dwarfs.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2025
The team aims to test this hypothesis via James Webb observations of other metal-poor brown dwarfs.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Brown dwarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brown%20dwarf. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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