Searching the sky for objects bright in the ultraviolet but visually dim led to confirmation of several white dwarfs.
The discovery of a group of brown dwarfs gives further credence to the idea that they form through disk fragmentation.
A brown dwarf discovered within a nearby young group may help fill in the blanks about stellar evolution.
In a binary system, the shedding of gas from one star can have intriguing interactions with its companion.
Measuring molecular hydrogen has always been a challenge for astronomers. Mordecai-Mark Mac Low seeks to clarify the relationship between this elusive component of star formation regions and its oft-used tracer gas.