A team led by astronomer Brittany Miles of the University of Arizona has confirmed that the coldest known brown dwarf, WISE 0855, hosts water ice clouds in its atmosphere. Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers settled a decade-long debate over the nature of the object's spectral signature, revealing a dynamic world with patchy clouds and deep churning gases.
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Brittany Miles
Astronomer at the University of Arizona