For the Traveller 2300 / 2300AD fans...

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Gacked from james_nicoll

A binary brown dwarf has been found only 6.3 LY from the solar system. It must be very annoying for everyone who still uses the T2300 jump maps!

http://science.psu.edu/news-and-events/2013-news/Luhman3-2013

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[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

A binary brown dwarf has been found

And we're sure it's not just a PR stunt for The Hobbit Part II? ;)

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

It may not be. Just eyeballing where it is in the sky, I'm not sure what besides Alpha Centauri is within stutterwarp range of it.