Planet-like object may have spent its youth as hot as a star

Some work I have been involved in, led by my supervisor Prof. David Pinfield.

"WISE J0304-2705: A Planet-like object [Y dwarf] may have spent its youth as hot as a star"

For more information click here: https://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/2493-planet-like-object-may-have-spent-its-youth-as-hot-as-a-star

For paper click here: http://arxiv.org/abs/1408.0284 

"Astronomers have discovered an extremely cool object that could have a particularly diverse history - although it is now as cool as a planet, it may have spent much of its youth as hot as a star. The team publish their results in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

The current temperature of the object is 100-150 degrees Celsius, intermediate between that of the Earth and Venus. But the object shows evidence of a possible ancient origin, implying that a large change in temperature has taken place. In the past this object would have been as hot as a star for many millions of years...."