Possible water clouds detected in our interstellar back yard!

[ZeroGravitas]

http://news.sciencemag.org/space/2014/08/water-clouds-tentatively-detected-just-7-light-years-earth

Astronomers have found signs of water ice clouds on an object just 7.3 light-years from Earthâ€â€less than twice the distance of Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to the sun. If confirmed, the discovery is the first sighting of water clouds beyond our solar system. The clouds shroud a Jupiter-sized object known as a brown dwarf and should yield insight into the nature of cool giant planets orbiting other suns.

Clearly discovering clouds in the atmosphere of a brown dwarf isn't quite as exciting as discovering them in the atmosphere of an Earthlike planet but still pretty cool!