All astronomers are
receiving to know their neighbors improved. Our Sun lies within a spiral arm of
our Milky Way galaxy, about two thirds of the way in the opposite direction to
the center. Recently, the satellite Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or
WISE, NASA has sought a new group of stars close to home: the family coldest
brown dwarf star "failed". Now, just when scientists are
"finding and greet" the new neighbors, WISE has a surprise in the room:
there are many fewer stars brown around us predicted.
"This result is
really enlightening," said Davy Kirkpatrick WISE science team. "Now
we're finally exploring the solar neighborhood with infrared vision, small is
not as prevalent as we thought." Previous estimates had predicted as many
brown dwarfs as stars Typical, but the new initial count WISE shows only six
brown dwarf stars. It is the cosmic equivalent to finally be able to see a
mysterious gated and found there only a few houses.
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