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An astronomy professor at the University of Leiden, Ignas Snellen,called brown dwarfs 'failed stars' because they were too heavy to be typical planets (13-75 times as heavy as Jupiter) and too…
I've been most fascinated lately by studies of planet formation. Every small detail is like that one letter in the crossword you need to fill all the other boxes in, every discovery a cornerstone that holds together a unique piece of the universe. For example, using just the find that the exoplanet…