Waspie_Dwarf Posted August 6, 2014 #1 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Planet-like object may have spent its youth as hot as a star Astronomers have discovered an extremely cool object that could have a particularly diverse history - although it is now as cool as a planet, it may have spent much of its youth as hot as a star. The team publish their results in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.The current temperature of the object is 100-150 degrees Celsius, intermediate between that of the Earth and Venus. But the object shows evidence of a possible ancient origin, implying that a large change in temperature has taken place. In the past this object would have been as hot as a star for many millions of years. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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