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Recent Examples of red star
More specifically, the radiant is north of Betelgeuse, the bright, red star that represents Orion’s right shoulder.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
So two blue stars close together might be resolvable in a telescope, while two red stars at the same separation won’t be.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2024
Looming ominously in the sky is an enormous red star, prone to fiery outbursts and appearing several times bigger than the Sun.
—Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 20 June 2024
Its red star, displayed on the front of the house, is reserved for homes built in the 18th century.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
So two blue stars close together might be resolvable in a telescope, while two red stars at the same separation won’t be.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2024
Looming ominously in the sky is an enormous red star, prone to fiery outbursts and appearing several times bigger than the Sun.
—Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 20 June 2024
Its red star, displayed on the front of the house, is reserved for homes built in the 18th century.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2024
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For example, the current model of airspace allocation, based on decades-old frameworks, contrasts sharply with the potential for drone corridors that could populate the skies with the density of a neutron star (OK, slight exaggeration).Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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Previously, skepticism surrounded the possibility of a radio burst escaping the intense environment of a magnetar, a neutron star with a powerful magnetic field.Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
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In mid-December 2024, scientists discovered a pair of binary stars designated D9 orbiting each other close to Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way.Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Scientists have never been able to detect the binary star system within the S-cluster -- until now.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
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This region, about 8,000 light-years from Earth, is located adjacent to the famous explosive variable star Eta Carinae, which lies just outside the field of view toward the upper right.Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Stars that change in brightness, known as variable stars, get brighter and dimmer; supernovas burst into view and then gradually fade away; and thousands of objects too faint to see with the unaided eye, like asteroids, move steadily across the sky.Dan Falk, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
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Rising above 45 meters and crowned by a giant star of 17 meters in diameter, this walk-through tree offers light shows and music every hour from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and is accompanied by eight other trees of lights instead of hanging decoration.Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Leave tradition behind and commit to a modern aesthetic with these pretty hanging sphere lights that look like giant stars.Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2024
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Situated some 3,000 light-years away from Earth, the Blaze Star is a binary system in which a white dwarf, the core remains of a dying star, accumulates material from its neighboring red giant star.Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2024
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The white dwarf stage is normally a super peaceful retirement period for stars.Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 21 May 2024
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Health equity requires a broader approach — one that recognizes and acts on the importance of real life variables like access to nutritious food, stable housing, and transportation.Ann Marie P. Mauro, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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As these emergency travelers make short-notice decisions on when to go, where to stay and when to return, hoteliers are juggling more variables than usual.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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That is the result of the unusual characteristics of their tiny and cool host red dwarf star, which can mimic atmospheric signals that are already weak and hard to detect.Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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However, red dwarf stars have starspots and eruptions that interfere with measurements.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The white dwarf acts as a cosmic thief, pulling material from its red giant companion in a process called accretion.Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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The team observed that the outer star is in the process of becoming a red giant, a phase occurring at the end of a star’s life.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Red star.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/red%20star. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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