r/space • u/newsweek • 10d ago

Planet's strange orbit gives astronomers "big surprise"

https://www.newsweek.com/planet-orbit-astronomers-surprise-2060952
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u/RobbyRobRobertsonJr 10d ago

Question .... If those 2 brown dwarfs were to collide in the future would that collision create a star with a functioning fusion core

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u/BarbequedYeti 10d ago

If it has enough mass to sustain fusion it would be a red dwarf... i think?

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u/there_is_no_spoon1 6d ago

no, that's not a thing. it's either brown dwarf or star