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brown dwarf

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Recent Examples of brown dwarf Viewed from a distance, the steady feeding process would proceed like a triangle as the victim brown dwarf orbits the star that is eating it. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026 In this system, material seems to be flowing from the brown dwarf to the red dwarf in a process that could continue for millions of years. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026 Instead Hoy and his colleagues used the radial velocity method to look for wobbles in the brown dwarf. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 July 2026 Orbiting this star is a brown dwarf, which is a type of gas giant that is larger than a planet, yet smaller than a star. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for brown dwarf

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Cosmic death The unnamed exoplanet was discovered circling the white dwarf HS 0209+0832, according to a study published in the journal Nature Astronomy.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026
Williams and his colleagues observed a white dwarf that showed some unusual chemical signatures, including zinc, copper and niobium.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of white dwarf

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However, this star doesn't have certain other heavy elements that would be present after a neutron star collision.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Geese did something similar with last year’s Getting Killed, their own neutron star of an album, gobbling up the tangled lineages of rock, punk, and drone music in New York City with the ravenous appetites of kids weaned on the infinite scroll.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of neutron star

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The twinkling point of light to the moon's upper left is the binary star system Alpha Virginis, also known as Spica, which shines as the brightest point in the constellation Virgo.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The study has major implications for studying binary star systems as well.

— Damien Pine, Scientific American, 21 July 2026

Definition of binary star

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The Hollywood Historic Trust shared a photo of restoration progress on its social media, showing a blank red star set in an otherwise empty square.

— Noe Padilla, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
The Soviet Union was an archetypal fragile superpower, its red star burning bright before its dramatic final implosion.

— Ben Bland, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of red star

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In this system, material seems to be flowing from the brown dwarf to the red dwarf in a process that could continue for millions of years.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026
Scientists have found that a distant world has a real rebellious streak, outwardly defying its red dwarf host star.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of red dwarf

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If a critical variable exceeds an allowable limit, the safety function overrides the control system regardless of why the controller made its decision.

— Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Eighteen months of trade chaos and tariff whiplash have added another variable to the already delicate calculation of what to carry, how much to order, which vendors to back and when to walk away.

— Jessica Binns, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of variable

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In May, for example, astronomers suggested that a lunar-mass PBH might have been spotted drifting through the halo of our Milky Way, but follow-up work suggested the sighting was a variable star, not a black hole.

— Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
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.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of variable star

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An asymmetrical supernova would be enough, the scientists found.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026
IceCube helps scientists gain insights into questions regarding supernova events, galaxy formation, the Big Bang, dark matter and the properties of the neutrino itself.

— Daniella McCahey, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of supernova

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