(Submitted October 18, 1998) What are Brown Dwarfs? Brown dwarfs
are small-size objects, believed to result from condensations of
fragments of molecular clouds. A brown dwarf has a small mass,
too low to ignite nuclear fusion. Such a star, would be small,
not much larger than Jupiter, and warm from its contraction. It
would emit copious infrared radiation, thus the name "brown
dwarf". You can check the following site on brown dwarfs: Eric
Christian for for Ask an Astrophysicist