Thesaurus results for RED STAR

red star

noun

Definition of red star

as in neutron star

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Recent Examples of red star Instead, Lohan put her right hand in the shot, showing off a bubble bath pink natural nail polish as well as a small red star tattoo. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026 In trillions of years – hundreds of times longer than the universe’s current age – these red stars will also fade away into darkness. — Stephen Dikerby, The Conversation, 24 Nov. 2025 Beyond the immersive sets, guests can take part in a special Pixar Ball Treasure Hunt, searching for the famous yellow ball with a red star hidden throughout the exhibition — a nod to the Easter egg that appears in many Pixar films. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 9 Nov. 2025 With the bold brown, white, burnt orange and red star pattern wrapping her body, her accessories were reduced to two silver rings on her pointer fingers. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for red star

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Noun

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

Definition of neutron 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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This investigation was conducted in ultraviolet light and using custom calibration to prevent flaring from the red dwarf companions from mimicking white dwarf signals.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 July 2026
The planet either warmed up while engulfed during the red giant phase, or began heating as gravity pulled it closer to the resultant white dwarf.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 July 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

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The shim also embeds the policy so enforcement doesn’t rely exclusively on the external variable.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
The Carry's replaceable battery supplies up to four hours of training time (variable on usage and operating conditions) per charge.

— Shirl Leigh July 13, New Atlas, 13 July 2026

Definition of variable

Noun

Looking at a red dwarf improves matters, since there’s less light overall, and planets are relatively larger compared to these small stars.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
But the red dwarf that this planet orbits is roughly 6 billion years old, a few billion years older than the age at which their extreme radiation activity begins calming down.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 July 2026

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