Our questions about sub-brown dwarfs and extrasolar planets are hampered by our ability to observe them. For now, they are mere shadows, teasing us with their presence but denying us a good solid look ...

The dwarfs are an important part of Disney's Snow White, although how they have been handled in the live-action remake has proven to be controversial. Directed by Marc Webb, the live-action Snow White ...

A team of astronomers led by David Pinfield from the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom has discovered two of the oldest brown dwarfs in the galaxy. These ancient objects are moving at ...

What distinguishes a star from a planet? This question seems so easy – a star is an enormous, shining-hot ball of plasma, while a planet is a much smaller, cooler conglomeration of rock, ice or gas ...