University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy: Maunakea Telescopes Confirm First Super-Planet Discovered by Radio Observations
November 18, 2020
November 18, 2020
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 18 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy issued the following news release:
A collaboration between the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) radio telescope in Europe and two telescopes on the summit of Maunakea, the Gemini Observatory and the NASA InfraRed Telescope Facility (IRTF), has led to the first direct discovery of a cold brown dwarf from its radio emission. In addition to demonstrating a new way for future brown dwarf discoveries . . .
A collaboration between the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) radio telescope in Europe and two telescopes on the summit of Maunakea, the Gemini Observatory and the NASA InfraRed Telescope Facility (IRTF), has led to the first direct discovery of a cold brown dwarf from its radio emission. In addition to demonstrating a new way for future brown dwarf discoveries . . .