University of Hawaii: Faint Super-Planet Discovered By Radio Telescope
November 09, 2020
November 09, 2020
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 9 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
For the first time, astronomers have used observations from a radio telescope and a pair of observatories on Maunakea to discover and characterize a cold brown dwarf, also known as a "super planet" or "failed star." The discovery, designated BDR J1750+3809, is the first substellar object detected through radio observations--until now, brown dwarfs have largely been fo . . .
For the first time, astronomers have used observations from a radio telescope and a pair of observatories on Maunakea to discover and characterize a cold brown dwarf, also known as a "super planet" or "failed star." The discovery, designated BDR J1750+3809, is the first substellar object detected through radio observations--until now, brown dwarfs have largely been fo . . .