We are beginning to see dark space bodies
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 11:22 am
Thanks to the use of infrared sensors, our astronomers are beginning to see dark space bodies.
They just discovered one such dark body (brown dwarf) in absolute proximity to our system. Just 7 light years! Unbelievable. This thing is totally invisible in the normal spectrum.
It is basically a star which does not shine because there are no light-generating thermonuclear processes happening at its core.
http://www.ibtimes.com/nasa-telescopes- ... od-1576778
NASA estimates WISE 0855–0714's mass to be in the 3 to 10 MJ (3 to 10 Jupiter mass) range.
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They just discovered one such dark body (brown dwarf) in absolute proximity to our system. Just 7 light years! Unbelievable. This thing is totally invisible in the normal spectrum.
It is basically a star which does not shine because there are no light-generating thermonuclear processes happening at its core.
http://www.ibtimes.com/nasa-telescopes- ... od-1576778
NASA estimates WISE 0855–0714's mass to be in the 3 to 10 MJ (3 to 10 Jupiter mass) range.
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