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Subtle irregularities in how the brown dwarfs moved hinted that something unseen was tugging on them—something in an unusual orbit.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
This means one of the brown dwarfs eclipses the other, as seen from our vantage point on Earth.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Scientists think one possibility is that the auroras are driven by an orbiting planet or moon interacting with the brown dwarf’s intense magnetic field.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
The brown dwarf is unlikely to be habitable, as it was found to be about 400 degrees Fahrenheit or 200 degrees Celsius.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
This means one of the brown dwarfs eclipses the other, as seen from our vantage point on Earth.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Scientists think one possibility is that the auroras are driven by an orbiting planet or moon interacting with the brown dwarf’s intense magnetic field.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
The brown dwarf is unlikely to be habitable, as it was found to be about 400 degrees Fahrenheit or 200 degrees Celsius.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brown dwarf
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Crucially, the white dwarf is not destroyed, and the 80-year-long process begins again.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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The object could be a white dwarf—an Earth-sized husk that remains after a star has exhausted its nuclear fuel.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
30 May 2025
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The complete gravitational collapse that results creates either a neutron star or a black hole, and also sends out a blast of energy and high-speed particles that can traverse star systems and entire galaxies in some cases.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
13 June 2025
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For Córdova, that path began with a moment of astonishment: watching a television program about neutron stars as a young woman, she was struck by the immensity of the cosmos and felt the pull of a question that would guide her for a lifetime — how does the universe work?—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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With the quest for longitude over, the observatory explored other avenues of astronomy, such as tracking Earth's magnetic field, viewing planetary transits and characterizing binary star systems.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
22 June 2025
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Astronomers may have discovered a rare type of binary star system, where one star used to orbit inside its partner.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Space.com,
22 May 2025
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The campaign, which is slated to run locally, nationally and internationally, incorporates the red stars and colors of the Chicago flag, and features scenes of people making doughnuts, running by the lakefront and partying en masse at a live concert.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
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The lunar disk will appear to close in on Antares as the night of June 9 progresses, with the red star eventually setting above the moon's upper left shoulder as the duo slip beneath the southwestern horizon in the predawn hours of June 10.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 June 2025
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But Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star, with just a fraction of the sun's brightness and size.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
20 May 2025
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The planet in question, imaginatively named K2-18b, is about two and a half times the size of Earth and orbits a red dwarf star.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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In the real world, however, those variables are deeply entangled.—
John Walkup,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Another variable to consider is the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC.—
Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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Among the supernovas in the data will be other transient events such as variable stars and kilonovas, the violent collision between extreme dense stellar remnants called neutron stars.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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In particular, Leavitt would scrutinize images of the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, and had identified 1,800 variable stars within them.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Learning about their diversity could help astronomers compare these supernovas with one another, refining our understanding of dark energy.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Doctor used the Vindicator, now a part of the Palace clock, to blast Omega with the power of a billion supernovas, forcing him back into his cage.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
31 May 2025
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“Brown dwarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brown%20dwarf. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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