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astroron
14-10-2011, 11:27 PM
A bevy of Brown Dwarfs and one of only six Jupiter Mass has been found, bringing down the limit between what makes a planet and brown dwarf .
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/10/14/3339743.htm?site=science&topic=space
Cheers :thumbsup:
ballaratdragons
14-10-2011, 11:57 PM
Hmmmm . . . interesting.

Makes me wonder if there are also cold Stars floating around out there by the billions.
adman
15-10-2011, 01:03 AM
Depending on how many there are - could they be the dark matter everyone's looking for...??
astroron
15-10-2011, 01:06 AM
Even if they find Billions they would not make up the 75% or more that is dark matter.
Cheers :thumbsup: