Twirling pair Artist’s impression of Gliese 229Ba and Gliese 229Bb orbiting each other to create Gliese 229B. The brown dwarf pair orbit a cool M-dwarf star (shown in the distance) every 250 years.

Astronomical discoveries often challenge our understanding of celestial objects. This was the case with the brown dwarf Gliese 229 B, first observed in 1995. Often described as failed stars, brown ...

Discovered in 1994, Gliese 229 B was the first confirmed brown dwarf, identified in orbit around a red dwarf star. Its ...

Below this mass, the gravitational force inwards is insufficient to generate the temperature needed for core fusion of ...

To register your interest please contact [email protected] providing details of the course you are teaching. Here is a state-of-the-art review of our current knowledge of brown dwarfs and ...

Recent observations, however, reveal that Gliese 229B is actually two brown dwarfs orbiting each other closely, forming a binary system. This was confirmed through studies using telescopes in ...

This volume provides a state-of-the-art review of our current knowledge of brown dwarfs and very low-mass stars. The hunt for and study of these elusive objects is currently one of the most dynamic ...

Scientists have puzzled over the object known as Gliese 229B, the first known brown dwarf discovered 30 years ago. Brown dwarfs are sometimes called failed stars because they're lighter than stars ...

It also depicts the home of the first known population of brown dwarfs outside our galaxy. This discovery could help explain the intricacies of planetary and star formation and provide a window ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A celestial object discovered decades ago is actually twins orbiting each other, a new study confirms. Scientists have puzzled over the object known as Gliese 229B, the first ...