fixed star

noun

Definition of fixed starnext
as in neutron star

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  1. neutron star
  2. red star
  3. binary star
  4. variable star
  5. white dwarf
  6. giant star
  7. variable
Noun
  • Hubble’s images reveal an intricate web of gas and dust spreading outward from the explosion’s center, where a rapidly spinning neutron star remains.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • After the explosion, Betelgeuse A will probably leave behind a superdense neutron star with an incredibly strong magnetic field.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of neutron star
Noun
  • Betelgeuse has a companion star In 2019, astronomers noticed a strange dimming in the light from Betelgeuse, a bright red star in the Orion constellation.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • After a welcome presentation and cocktail party—Kir Royales in hand—slip into Moments, the onboard restaurant by German Michelin‑starred chef David Görne, whose cooking has held a red star since 2016 and a Green Star for sustainability since 2020.
    — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of red star
Noun
  • 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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  • 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
  • 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
Definition of variable star
Noun
  • The white dwarf emits radiation and produces a giant gas bubble—the lion’s face—that destroys dust in its path.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
  • This oxygen-rich remnant is a white dwarf, or the hot core of a dying star.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of white dwarf
Noun
  • These small stars also burn cooler and slower than our Sun (let alone a giant star), which means that intelligent, technology-using life has more time to potentially evolve and start sending out radio messages.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • However, in the nearby Andromeda galaxy, a giant star seems to have taken a very different path.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
Definition of giant star
Noun
  • In the past, the field of experimental science was a slow endeavor as scientists were limited to changing one variable at a time before recording an experiment’s results.
    — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Input any value for this variable, and the equation gives you an infinite sum that adds up to another number—its output.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of variable
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