Dr. Aaron Meisner and the search for brown dwarfs in our solar system
Jul 24, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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Episode description
NOIRLab astronomer Dr. Aaron Meisner discusses a new citizen science project, "Backyard Worlds: Cool Neighbors," searching for brown dwarfs in our solar system. As volunteers hunt for signs of elusive brown dwarfs in data from NASA's NEOWISE space telescope, what more will we learn about these astronomical objects as well as the process of star formation?
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