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This variable star is also located 250 light-years from Earth, but is sadly lost from view in the glare of the sun during the summer months.
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Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
29 June 2026
Mroz counters, however, that none of those cases are actual microlensing events and instead the mere fluctuations of ordinary variable stars.
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Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
Observations based on nearby cosmic objects like Cepheid variable stars and supernovae suggest a faster expansion rate.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
Bradley Schaefer, an astronomer at Louisiana State University, focuses on cataclysmic variable stars, objects that vary in brightness over time due to some type of major turmoil.
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Liz Kruesi,
Quanta Magazine,
2 Feb. 2026
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Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
29 June 2026
Mroz counters, however, that none of those cases are actual microlensing events and instead the mere fluctuations of ordinary variable stars.
—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
Observations based on nearby cosmic objects like Cepheid variable stars and supernovae suggest a faster expansion rate.
—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
Bradley Schaefer, an astronomer at Louisiana State University, focuses on cataclysmic variable stars, objects that vary in brightness over time due to some type of major turmoil.
—
Liz Kruesi,
Quanta Magazine,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Variable star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variable%20star. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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