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The L-type dwarf W1906+40 is a red object in the center of this image. Image credit: SDSS / Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg / SIMBAD.

Astronomers Spot Giant Storm System on L-Type Dwarf

Dec 11, 2015 by News Staff

Astronomers using NASA’s flagship space telescopes, Kepler and Spitzer, have discovered a raging, giant storm on a cool Jupiter-size star called W1906+40. The...