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NEW YORK — A celestial object discovered decades ago is actually twins orbiting each other, a new study confirms.

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A brown dwarf discovered 30 years ago is actually twins circling each other

Scientists say a celestial object discovered decades ago is actually twins orbiting each other. The discovery was published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

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NEW YORK (AP) — A celestial object discovered decades ago is actually twins orbiting each other, a new study confirms. Scientists have puzzled over the object known as Gliese 229B, […]

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Scientists have puzzled over the object known as Gliese 229B, the first known brown dwarf discovered 30 years ago, but which appeared too dim for its mass.

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Surprise, it's twins! A brown dwarf discovered 30 years ago is actually two circling each other

Astronomers resolve longstanding mystery of Gliese 229B’s dimness, despite its considerable mass. A Caltech-led team discovered that the brown dwarf is actually a close binary system, consisting of two brown dwarfs orbiting each other. This discovery provides fresh insights into brown dwarf binaries and poses new questions about their formation and prevalence in the cosmos. [...]

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Double Dwarf Discovery: Astronomers Solve Gliese 229B Mystery

The first and most famous "failed star" discovered by humanity isn't one brown dwarf, but two! The duo comprising Gliese 229B are so tightly bound they orbit each other in 12 days.

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These 'failed stars' orbit so closely it took 29 years to tell they were a pair

The first “failed star” ever discovered has been a weird outlier since it was found nearly 30 years ago. New observations show that it is unusually massive because it isn’t a single star after all

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The first brown dwarf ever found was the strangest – now we know why

By Adithi Ramakrishnan NEW YORK (AP) — A celestial object discovered decades ago is actually twins orbiting each other, a new study confirms. Scientists have puzzled over the object known as Gliese 229B, the first known brown dwarf discovered 30 years ago. Brown dwarfs are sometimes called failed stars because they’re lighter than stars, but heavier than gas giant planets. This object appeared too dim for its mass. Astronomers collected light an…

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AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A celestial object discovered decades ago is actually twins orbiting each other, a new study confirms. Scientists have puzzled over the object known as Gliese 229B, the first known brown dwarf discovered 30 years ago. Brown dwarfs are sometimes called failed stars because they’re lighter than stars, but heavier than gas giant planets.  This object appeared too dim for its mass. Astronomers collected light and ch…

A brown dwarf discovered 30 years ago is actually twins circling each other

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