UGPSJ0722-05 is a sub-brown dwarf located approximately nine light years from Earth. The astronomical object was discovered by Philip Lucas at the University of Hertfordshire in 2010. Read more
Edward Wright, a University of California, Los Angeles, astronomer who serves as principal investigator for the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), said in a talk Monday that the spacecraft has already discovered at least two cool, substellar objects known as brown dwarfs. One of the br...