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Crash Course Astronomy
Brown Dwarfs: Crash Course Astronomy #28
Season 1
Episode 28
While Jupiter is nowhere near massive enough to initiate fusion in its core, there are even more massive objects out there that fall just short of that achievement as well called brown dwarfs. Brown dwarfs, have a mass that places them between giant planets and small stars.
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11:46
Binary stars are gravitationally bound together in the same system.

12:11
Stellar mass black holes form when a very massive star dies, and its core collapses.

12:42
In the aftermath of a some stars we find a weird little object known as a neutron star.

12:02
Massive stars fuse heavier elements in their cores than lower mass stars.

11:09
What comes next after the death of a low mass star? A white dwarf.

12:02
Today we are talking about the life -- and death -- of stars.

11:49
There are many other planets outside of our own solar system, but finding them is tricky.

10:40
Phil explains stars and how they can be categorized using their spectra.

11:20
How do astronomers make sense out of the vastness of space?

10:33
In order to understand more of universe, we need to talk a little bit about light.

11:21
What the difference between a meteor, meteorite, and meteoroid?

11:40
We're heading to the outskirts of the solar system.