Astronomers, at last, get a chance to size up a brown dwarf

Brown dwarfs -- failed stars that fall somewhere between the smallest stars and the largest planets on the spectrum of heavenly objects -- have always been viewed by astronomers as a critical link in the understanding of how both stars and planets form.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news11800.html">Astronomers, at last, get a chance to size up a brown dwarf</a></p> <p> Brown dwarfs -- failed stars that fall somewhere between the smallest stars and the largest planets on the spectrum of heavenly objects -- have always been viewed by astronomers as a critical link in the understanding of how both stars and planets form.</p>