Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) and elsewhere report the discovery of a new brown dwarf about 60 times more massive than Jupiter. The newfound substellar object, ...

Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope in Hawaiʻi have discovered a massive planet and a brown dwarf orbiting distant stars. The discoveries are the first results from OASIS (Observing Accelerators ...

For the longest time, in the stellar community, brown dwarfs have been infamously dubbed as ‘failed stars.' The title refers to their inability to sustain nuclear fusion in their cores—a key process ...

After the 200-day eclipse, ASASSN-24fw shines again, after the brown dwarf or super-Jupiter planet that blocked it moves out of the way. Credit: S. Shah et al. / DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staf2251 ...

An artist’s impression of the stellar dimming event caused by a brown dwarf or super-Jupiter with massive rings (foreground) forming an opaque “saucer” through which some light from the star ...