Tag: brown dwarfs
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Phosphine in a Brown Dwarf Casts Doubt on Venus Biosignature Claims
Introducing a puzzling finding A new study published in Science reports a surprising detection: phosphine, a simple molecule made of a phosphorus atom and three hydrogen atoms, in the atmosphere of a brown dwarf known as Wolf 1130C. This brown dwarf, an object that sits between a planet and a star in size and temperature,…
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Fiery Auroras on a Rogue Planet: JWST Reveals SIMP-0136 Weather
A fiery aurora reveals a weather-rich rogue planet In a striking departure from typical planet weather reports, astronomers studying the lone world SIMP-0136 — a rogue planet that orbits nothing but the darkness of interstellar space — have detected Northern Lights–style auroras and a surprisingly dynamic atmosphere. The observations come from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb…