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Brown Dwarf With Water Clouds Tentatively Detected Just 7 Light-Years From Earth

Posted by Unknown on from the a-bit-chilly dept.

sciencehabit (1205606) writes Astronomers have found signs of water ice clouds on an object just 7.3 light-years from Earth — less than twice the distance of Alpha Centauri. If confirmed, the discovery is the first sighting of water clouds beyond our solar system. The clouds shroud a Jupiter-sized object known as a brown dwarf and should yield insight into the nature of cool giant planets orbiting other suns.

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  1. Is this the same brown dwarf that... by JasonGoatcher · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Wants to know what Willis is talkin' bout?