Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition. Episode 50 Brown Dwarfs and Free-Floating Planets
(2025, original release: 2007)
Nonfiction
eCourse
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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2007
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2025
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2025
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
15079950
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
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
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Alex Filippenko
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2007
Mode of access: World Wide Web