Brown Dwarfs

The video explores the concept of brown dwarfs, objects that are intermediate in mass between giant planets and small stars. It explains how stars fuse hydrogen into helium, creating energy and equilibrium. Brown dwarfs, however, lack the mass to sustain hydrogen fusion. The video discusses the classification of stars, the discovery of brown dwarfs, and their unique characteristics, such as their ability to fuse lithium and deuterium but not hydrogen. It also highlights the physical properties of brown dwarfs, including their color and density, and compares them to planets and stars.

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