Clouds of Sand and Iron Swirl in a Failed Star’s Extreme Atmosphere

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Artist’s concept of brown dwarf  2MASSJ22282889-431026 (NASA/JPL-Caltech)

The complex weather patterns within the atmosphere of a rapidly-rotating brown dwarf have been mapped in the highest detail ever by researchers using the infrared abilities of NASA’s Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes… talk about solar wind!

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Post tags: 2MASSJ22282889-431026, AAS221, Astronomy, brown dwarf, gas giant, Hubble, Spitzer, stars, stellar, University of Arizona, weather

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