Two stars were once considered coldest known

Excerpt from the September 18, 1965, issue of Science News Letter

Y dwarf illustration

JUST CHILLIN’  Some brown dwarfs, such as the “Y dwarf” illustrated here, have temperatures at or below room temperature. Y dwarfs were discovered in 2011. 

JPL-Caltech/NASA

Coolest stars found  The coolest stars yet have been discovered. One is reported to have a surface temperature as low as 800° F….