Photosynthetic life on a brown dwarf, conceptual illustration. There could be photosynthetic life in the atmosphere of a binary brown dwarf star orbiting a stable G-type star (similar to the Sun). The atmosphere would be highly reflective in infrared light due to clouds of photosynthetic life. As part of their life cycle, symbiotic plant/animal gasbags spiral upwards from deeper cloud decks. When they reach a certain height, they release juveniles that float and feed among the green microscopic photosynthetic clouds. They then descend to other distant places on the brown dwarf. The juveniles are not falling; they are in neutral buoyancy, being released while the gasbags are rising. | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Bizley, Richard |
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