Brown dwarfs are some of the most unusual and mysterious objects in space.
Brown dwarf W1935 may have aurora at its poles created by a volcanic moon that's orbiting the failed star.
"For your typical brown dwarf just traversing the galaxy in solitude, your brown dwarf is very mysterious.
NASAFaherty and her team suspected a different kind of companion could be at work: an active moon.
Whatever the reason may be, it takes very sensitive tools to detect brown dwarfs in the first place.
Persons:
—, Jackie Faherty, James Webb, Brown, Faherty, Austin Rothermich, Rune Stoltz Bertinussen, NASA Faherty, Webb
Organizations:
Service, Telescope, Business, NASA, ESA, CSA, American Museum of, American Astronomical Society, City University of New, Reuters
Locations:
City University of New York, Tromso, Norway