Wednesday, August 20, 2025

These Rare Star Systems Are A New Tool To Understand Brown Dwarfs

An artist's illustration of a rare quadruple star system consisting of a binary pair of red dwarfs and a binary pair of brown dwarfs. This system could advance astronomers' understanding of dim and difficult to observe brown dwarfs. Image Credit: Jiaxin Zhong/Zenghua Zhang. License type: Attribution (CC BY 4.0)

The discovery of an extremely rare quadruple star system could significantly advance our understanding of brown dwarfs, astronomers say. Brown dwarfs in wide binary orbits offer a chance to determine their properties more clearly.



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