Now astronomers have used the power of ESO’s VLT not just to image these brown dwarfs, but to map out dark and light features on the surface of Luhman 16B. “Previous observations suggested ...

Now astronomers have used the power of ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) not just to image these brown dwarfs, but to map out dark and light features on the surface of Luhman 16B. Ian Crossfield ...

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presents something that previously never existed for brown dwarfs: a surface map of Luhman 16B, produced using a method known as Doppler imaging. This method uses the fact that light from a rotating ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A citizen scientist group has created the most complete map to date of brown dwarfs ...