Thesaurus results for NEUTRON STAR

neutron star

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Definition of neutron star

as in binary star

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Recent Examples of neutron star 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 Previous studies had suggested that the dark object was a neutron star. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 July 2026 When this phenomenon happens, all the matter in the neutron star fuses into one big atom, with a density of about a million billion g/cc. — Stephen Dikerby, The Conversation, 29 June 2026 Gamma rays are the most energetic type of light rays, typically marking the last gasp of a dying star or the cataclysmic clap of two neutron stars. — Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for 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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Its bright red star Antares marks the heart of the scorpion, with a curving tail extending downward toward the horizon.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of red 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

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There are a few ways these stars can get kicked up to these speeds, but one is to orbit a star that goes supernova.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
These outflows, scientists say, inject an amount of energy comparable to several billion supernova explosions, driving turbulence through hot gas across distances of roughly 300,000 light-years —far beyond the boundaries of the host galaxy itself.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of supernova

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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

Such are the strange semantic questions raised by studies of CD-35 2722 B, a brown dwarf with about 30 times the mass of Jupiter that’s orbiting a small star that is some 73 light-years from Earth in the system CD-35 2722.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 July 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

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