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Title:
Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition. Episode 50 Brown Dwarfs and Free-Floating Planets [digital video].
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Series:
Publication Date:
2007
2025
Publication Information:
The Great Courses, 2007.
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2025.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Abstract:
Brown dwarfs are low-mass objects whose dim glow is caused by slow gravitational contraction and the fusion of deuterium, a heavier but far less abundant isotope of hydrogen. Free-floating planets have even less mass than brown dwarfs and are not associated with any star.
General Note:
Title from title frames.
Film
Performers:
Alex Filippenko
Technical Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
Electronic Access:
Access immediately on Kanopy
