Auroras Cause Brown Dwarf to Pulse (VIDEO)

California Institute of Technology

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This movie shows the brown dwarf, LSRJ 1835+3259, as seen with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Very Large Array, pulsing as a result of the process that creates powerful auroras.

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Stephen Bourke/Caltech

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