Scientists discover record-breaking ‘failed stars’ that are nearly tearing themselves apart
Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A brown dwarf, otherwise known as a ‘failed star’, are formed when stars cannot gather enough mass to trigger nuclear reactions, which would convert their cores from hydrogen into helium. “We seem to have come across a speed limit on the rotation of brown dwarfs,” said Megan Tannock, the Western University physics and astronomy graduate student who led the discovery. In fact, faster spins may lead to a brown dwarf tearing itself apart.” These three celestial objects are revolving at an astonishing 350,000 kilometres per hour. “Brown dwarfs, like planets with atmospheres, can have large weather storms that affect their visible brightness,” explained Tannock and Western University astronomer Stanimir Metchev.
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