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