Aurora found around brown dwarf beyond our Solar System
Source: BBC
Aurora found around brown dwarf beyond our Solar System
By Rebecca Morelle
Science Correspondent, BBC News
10 minutes ago Science & Environment
An aurora has been spotted outside our Solar System for the first time, scientists report.
An international team detected the light display around a brown dwarf about 18 light years away in the Lyra constellation.
They say the luminous glow looks like the northern lights, but is up to a million times brighter and more red than green in colour.
The findings are reported in the journal Nature.
Dr Stuart Littlefair, an astronomer from the University of Sheffield, said: "This is the first time that we have confirmed we are seeing auroras on brown dwarves."
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