Thesaurus results for WHITE DWARF

white dwarf

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Definition of white dwarf

as in neutron star

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Recent Examples of white dwarf 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 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 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 white dwarf

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The neutrinos themselves could reveal what the explosion leaves behind — potentially a neutron star or a black hole.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
Previous studies had suggested that the dark object was a neutron star.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of 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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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

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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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That gets the paper 59 trillion km thick, or just more than six light-years (just past another red dwarf, Barnard’s Star, for that matter).

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
This binary consists of a pre-main-sequence star that has gathered mass but hasn't yet triggered the fusion of hydrogen to helium in its core, and its companion, a red dwarf star.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of red dwarf

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

Definition of brown dwarf

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

Definition of red giant

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