Astronomers find extreme weather on an alien world: Cosmic oddball may harbor a gigantic storm

Monday, September 12, 2011 - 14:30 in Astronomy & Space

A University of Toronto-led team of astronomers has observed extreme brightness changes on a nearby brown dwarf that may indicate a storm grander than any seen yet on a planet. Because old brown dwarfs and giant planets have similar atmospheres, this finding could shed new light on weather phenomena of extra-solar planets.

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