"What is a brown dwarf?" (Ask an Astronomer)

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Uploaded by on Jul 18, 2008

Dr. Davy Kirkpatrick explains these stellar oddities

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  • would it be possible to 'use' these brown dwarfs in the future..? do they produce enough heat/light/energy as to where a space station in orbit around one could tap into or use its light and heat for a benefitual purpose...?

  • pheik un ghey

  • Awesome

  • You make the worst animations!

  • i now introduce you to the brown dwarf! the infared jupitr sized star with life

  • so they're sun/planet hybrids...

  • MMM... I thought they were red dwarfs hmmmm...

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