Water clouds spotted for the first time outside Earth’s solar system

Since its detection in 2014, the brown dwarf known as WISE 0855 has fascinated astronomers. (Photo: UCSC)
Scientists have found evidence for clouds of water in a mysterious cold brown dwarf located 7.2 light-years from Earth, the first such clouds detected outside of our solar system.
Since its detection in 2014, the brown dwarf known as WISE 0855 has fascinated astronomers. It is the coldest known object outside our solar system and is just barely visible at infrared wavelengths with the large