Cosmic Oddball May Harbour a Gigantic Storm
TORONTO, ON—(ENEWSPF)—September 12, 2011. A University of Toronto-led team of astronomers has observed extreme brightness changes on a nearby brown dwarf that may indicate a storm grander than any seen yet on a planet. Because old brown dwarfs and giant planets have similar atmospheres, this finding could shed new light on weather phenomena of extra-solar planets.
As part of a large survey of nearby brown dwarfs – objects…
