NASA May 05, 2026 • 13:48

NASA Volunteers Double Known Population of Brown Dwarfs - NASA Science (.gov)

By NASA Science Editorial Team

A new paper from NASA’s Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project announces that volunteers have essentially doubled the number of known brown dwarfs, with over 3,000 new discoveries made over the past 10 years since the project began. Brown dwarfs are balls of gas t…

A new paper from NASAs Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project announces that volunteers have essentially doubled the number of known brown dwarfs, with over 3,000 new discoveries made over the past 10 yea… [+2102 chars]

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NASA Volunteers Double Known Population of Brown Dwarfs - NASA Science (.gov)

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