Israeli, German astronomers find 'brown dwarf' objects. Research provides insight on how planets form

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JUDY SIEGEL
Jerusalem Post
10-25-2006
Headline: Israeli, German astronomers find 'brown dwarf' objects. Research provides insight on how planets form
Byline: JUDY SIEGEL
Edition; Daily
Section: News
Page: 06

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 -- Israeli and German astronomers have detected and become the first to directly image a "brown dwarf" companion to a star that also has a planet.

The feat of detecting a solar system's faintest-known companions - carried out by Profs. Markus Mugrauer and Ralph Neuhuser of the Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena, Andreas Seifahrt of the European Space ...

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