Tag Archive for 'Y-dwarf'

This mosaic is composed of images covering the entire sky, taken by WISE as part of WISE’s 2012 All-Sky Data Release; by observing the entire sky, WISE can search for faint objects, like distant galaxies, or survey groups of cosmic objects. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / UCLA.

NEOWISE Mission Produces Time-Lapse Movie of Entire Sky

Oct 20, 2022 by News Staff

Using 18 all-sky maps produced by NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE), astronomers have created what is essentially...

This is an artist’s impression of a free-floating Y-dwarf. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech.

Enigmatic Ancient Brown Dwarf Spotted in Solar Neighborhood

Sep 1, 2021 by News Staff

WISEA J153429.75-104303.3 (WISE 1534-1043 for short) — nicknamed ‘The Accident’ by its discoverer, citizen scientist Dan Caselden — is...

This visualization represents a 3D map of brown dwarfs (red dots) that have been discovered within 65 light-years of the Sun. The Sun, which is not shown, is located at the center of the view. The disk of the Milky Way appears in the background. Other stars close to the Sun appear as variously colored points in the field. Image credit: NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / J. da Silva.

Astronomers Discover 38 New Cool Brown Dwarfs in Solar Neighborhood

Jan 15, 2021 by News Staff

Astronomers and citizen scientists from the Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project have announced an unprecedented census of 525 L, T, and Y-type dwarfs within...