Planet-like object may have spent its youth as hot as a star

Planet-like object may have spent its youth as hot as a star
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 07, 2014 - Astronomers have discovered an extremely cool object that could have a particularly diverse history-although it is now as cool as a planet, it may have spent much of its youth as hot as a star. The current temperature of the object is 200 to 300 degrees Fahrenheit (100 to 150 degrees Celsius), which is intermediate between that of the Earth and of Venus. However, the object shows evidence ... more

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