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Giants and dwarfs meet in the middle

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The discovery of two remarkable new objects by astronomers has blurred the distinction between stars and planets. It also raises hopes of finding planetary systems like our own in the near future.

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  1. Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5241 Broad Branch Road NW, Washington DC, 20015-1305, USA

    Alan P. Boss

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Boss, A. Giants and dwarfs meet in the middle. Nature 379, 397–398 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/379397a0

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