ASTRONOMERS, AT LAST, GET A CHANCE TO SIZE UP A BROWN DWARF

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NEW
Mar. 15, 2006
Brown dwarfs - failed stars that fall somewhere between the smallest stars and the largest planets on the spectrum of heavenly objects - have always been viewed by astronomers as a critical link in the understanding of how both stars and planets form.
Incudes Flash and Quicktime Video’s , Hi-Res Images
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For the quicktime video I get ‘The requested URL /av/vdsn031506_02_01.mov was not found on this server.’
also no link to high res on first image .
this is with Firefox 1.5.0.1
edit : also with IE.

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same here with IE :frowning:
Very interesting though :slight_smile:

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Despite their large size - 70 percent and 50 percent of the radius of the sun, respectively - the brown dwarfs weigh in at only 5.5 percent and 3.5 percent of the mass of our sun.

Does anyone have an idea how this can happen? I would have expected them to be denser than that.

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Sorry…
I have been on 1 hour sleep…
Fixed…
And thanks for the letting me know…
Heidi~

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I had an idea about refering to a campfire pit packed with wood, and the same pit after it burned down to embers, but even me being tipsy I relized it didnt make any sense,

so no, I have no idea either :smiley: