This variability is attributed to several atmospheric ... Traditionally, astronomical classifications have separated stars, planets, and brown dwarfs, with planets typically being much smaller ...

"Although it is not classified as a gas giant exoplanet — it doesn’t orbit a star and may instead be a brown dwarf — SIMP ... of light contamination or variability caused by a host star.

It is rare to find brown dwarf stars orbiting in pairs, and this pair has an even more unusual exoplanet companion ...

An international team of astronomers has performed optical photometric, polarimetric and spectroscopic observations of a ...

The planet is orbiting two brown dwarfs, which are also known as failed stars. It’s about 120 light years away from our solar system. If you’re a "Star Wars" fan, you might be excited to learn ...

Located about 120 light years away, the exoplanet appears to take an unusual path around two brown dwarfs, whipping around at a right angle. Brown dwarfs are sometimes called failed stars because ...