Thesaurus results for RED DWARF

red dwarf

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Definition of red dwarf

as in white dwarf

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Recent Examples of red dwarf It was discovered almost a decade ago, and orbits a small red dwarf star called LHS 1140, which is almost 49 light-years away from our solar system. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 16 July 2026 Advertisement The star LHS 1140b orbits is known as a red dwarf, a relatively small, relatively cool body with surface temperatures of 3,100°F to 5,800°F, compared to the 10,000°F heat of our own sun. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 16 July 2026 Many stars are simply too dim to detect in visible light, particularly the abundant red dwarf stars that dominate the Milky Way. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026 This means the exoplanet originally resided safely outside the red dwarf’s diameter. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for red dwarf

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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

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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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

Definition of brown dwarf

Noun

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

It’s considered a red giant star, nearing the end of its stellar life.

— Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 5 July 2026
Its host star has been a white dwarf for longer than that, which means the exoplanet was safe during the star's destructive red giant phase, and moved into its tight orbit afterwards.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 July 2026