Hubble Finds Three Giant Exoplanets and Several Brown Dwarfs in Orion Nebula | Astronomy

This Hubble image shows the Orion Nebula. Image credit: NASA / ESA / M. Robberto, Space Telescope Science Institute & ESA / Hubble Space Telescope Orion Treasury Project Team.

Hubble Finds Three Giant Exoplanets and Several Brown Dwarfs in Orion Nebula

Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to peer deep into the famous Orion Nebula, Space Telescope Institute researcher Massimo Robberto and colleagues searched for small, faint bodies. They found 17 very-low-mass brown dwarf companions to red dwarf stars, one brown dwarf pair, and one brown dwarf with a planetary companion. The astronomers also found three giant … Continue reading Hubble Finds Three Giant Exoplanets and Several Brown Dwarfs in Orion Nebula