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Currently, a ringed brown dwarf is the prime suspect for the ASASSN-24fw dimming event.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brown dwarf
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Finally, its now-inert core contracts down to form a white dwarf, while the prior ejecta get heated up and ionized, creating a planetary nebula.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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His favorites are recurrent novas — binary systems in which a massive white dwarf siphons so much material from its partner that its surface becomes dense enough and hot enough to undergo nuclear fusion, resulting in a dramatic increase in brightness at least twice per century.—
Liz Kruesi,
Quanta Magazine,
2 Feb. 2026
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On even longer timescales, the remnant black holes that were created, whether from stellar explosions, neutron star mergers, a collapsing gas cloud, or having grown into supermassive behemoths, will all evaporate.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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Learning about these highly energized neutrinos could lead to discoveries about where in the universe they might have been created, such as black holes and neutron star collisions — the latter of which are the most powerful classes of explosions in the cosmos.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
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In most binary star systems, two stars orbit each other in elliptical paths.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Situated some 3,000 light-years away in the constellation Corona Borealis is a binary star system poised for a rare thermonuclear display.—
Michael d'Estries,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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Instead, Lohan put her right hand in the shot, showing off a bubble bath pink natural nail polish as well as a small red star tattoo.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
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Big, hot, blue stars live shorter lives, while tiny, cool, red stars live for much longer.—
Stephen DiKerby,
The Conversation,
24 Nov. 2025
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Stars that are cooler and fainter can live far longer; the dimmest red dwarf stars theoretically can live on for as much as a trillion years or more.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The star, named StKM 1-1262, is a red dwarf star about 130 light-years from Earth.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 Nov. 2025
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The variable is whether the Bucks will get a high enough pick in June’s draft to convince Antetokounmpo to stick around.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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Bair’s analysis suggests the volume of snow deposited in a single event, driven by the strength of these atmospheric rivers, is a critical variable in avalanche risk — potentially more important than cumulative seasonal snowfall totals.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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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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In another imaging campaign, API, assisted by AMIGO, was able to produce detailed images of a black hole jet, the volcanic surface of Jupiter's moon Io, and stellar winds emanating from a distant variable star.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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In the meantime, McDavid is going to get some questions about his ability to go supernova in big games that have historic importance.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Following its expulsion, the gas, vapor and soot expanded rapidly into the surrounding atmosphere, forming complex patterns reminiscent of a blooming flower, or a nebula formed in the wake of a supernova explosion in the moment the photograph was taken.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Brown dwarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brown%20dwarf. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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