A Brown Dwarf Flashes Brighter Than the Sun’s Most Powerful Flares
A brown dwarf is often referred to as a “failed star”; however, astronomers have discovered a 23-million-year-old dwarf that flashes brighter than the Sun’s most powerful flares. The research team from the University of Delaware, led by John Gizis, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, discovered the “ultra-cool” brown dwarf known as ...