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red giant

noun

Definition of red giant

as in white dwarf

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Recent Examples of red giant It’s considered a red giant star, nearing the end of its stellar life. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 5 July 2026 At that point, our yellow sun will start swelling into a red giant star about 100 times its current size. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 July 2026 Roughly five billion years from now, the sun will follow the same path as this star, expanding into a red giant before shrinking into a white dwarf. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 1 July 2026 The star system consists of a red giant star and a white dwarf locked in a close orbit. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for red giant

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The team thinks that this unique double structure is evidence of planets that weren't completely vaporized during this white dwarf's red giant phase.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Next, Hollands is planning to keep analyzing more white dwarf star spectra, with advances in scientific techniques meaning that researchers will be able to look at a new tranche of stars that are even farther away from Earth.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of white dwarf

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To find Taurus, look to the northeast of the constellation Orion to find the red star Aldebaran, the star in the bull’s eye.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 2 Nov. 2026
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

Definition of red star

Noun

Neutron stars and stellar-mass black holes are the core remnants of massive stars that have gone supernova for real, meaning that at one time AT 2016blu was a binary star system.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 12 Nov. 2026
The study has major implications for studying binary star systems as well.

— Damien Pine, Scientific American, 21 July 2026

Definition of binary star

Noun

Chandra’s X-ray observations indicate that AT 2016blu has an unseen companion, a compact, high-gravity object that is either a neutron star or a stellar-mass black hole on an elliptical 113-day orbit around the luminous blue variable.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 12 Nov. 2026
The gravity on the surface can be several billion times Earth’s, and a typical neutron star’s magnetic field is billions of times stronger than Earth’s as well.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of neutron star

Noun

Even considering that Xavier Worthy returned to practice Wednesday after suffering a hamstring injury Sunday against the New York Jets, Downs’ timetable will be a vital variable for the Chiefs in the weeks to come.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2026
Blue star falls victim to a cosmic vampire Each time the compact object reaches the point in its orbit that is closest to the luminous blue variable, its powerful gravity is able to pull material from the unstable star.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of variable

Noun

Untangling the mystery Betelgeuse has long been known as a variable star, and recent breakthroughs are helping astronomers untangle its erratic behavior.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026
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

Definition of variable star

Noun

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

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