By combining the power of ground-based and space-based telescopes, astronomers have discovered a new brown dwarf—a type of object that lies between a star and a planet—orbiting a small star about 55 light-years from Earth. In addition, infrared observations revealed variations in its brightness, suggesting that clouds and storms may be forming and moving within the brown dwarf’s atmosphere.
Brown dwarf with stormy atmosphere discovered orbiting red dwarf via three observation techniques
