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Birth of an Unusual Planetary System Artist Concept

NASA/JPL-Caltech2005-02-08

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Washington, DC, United States

This artist animation shows a brown dwarf surrounded by a swirling disc of planet-building dust. NASA Spitzer Space Telescope spotted such a disc around a surprisingly low-mass brown dwarf, or failed star.

Details

  • Title: Birth of an Unusual Planetary System Artist Concept
  • Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech
  • Date Created: 2005-02-08
  • Rights: JPL

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