white dwarf

noun

Definition of white dwarfnext
as in neutron star

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Recent Examples of white dwarf 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 This white dwarf is only 48 light-years away from Earth, and has a deep convection zone. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026 Cosmic death The unnamed exoplanet was discovered circling the white dwarf HS 0209+0832, according to a study published in the journal Nature Astronomy. — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026 Williams and his colleagues observed a white dwarf that showed some unusual chemical signatures, including zinc, copper and niobium. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for white dwarf
Recent Examples of Synonyms for white dwarf
  1. neutron star
  2. binary star
  3. red star
  4. variable star
  5. variable
  6. red dwarf
  7. brown dwarf
  8. red giant
Noun
  • 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
  • The team behind that research determined that GRB 111209A is powered by a magnetar, a neutron star with a particular powerful magnetic field.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of neutron 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
Noun
  • 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
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  • 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
  • Miller is the least predictable variable in the complicated equation of formulating the Bulls’ new future.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Perhaps the biggest variable facing Gunn and Safran’s DC Studios is largely outside their control.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of variable
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
Definition of red dwarf
Noun
  • Viewed from a distance, the steady feeding process would proceed like a triangle as the victim brown dwarf orbits the star that is eating it.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of brown dwarf
Noun
  • Bright orange star Aldebaran — a red giant 67 light-years from the solar system (and the most luminous star within 100 light-years) — marks the bull's eye.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • It’s considered a red giant star, nearing the end of its stellar life.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 5 July 2026
Definition of red giant

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