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So a variable star is one that changes its brightness over time in a regular cycle.
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Lucy Evans, Scientific American, 22 June 2023
The Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning new image of the bright variable star V 372 Orionis and a companion star.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2023
The variable star usually cycles from dim to bright over some 420 days, so astronomers say there’s still more to the mystery.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2020
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Lucy Evans, Scientific American, 22 June 2023
The Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning new image of the bright variable star V 372 Orionis and a companion star.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2023
The variable star usually cycles from dim to bright over some 420 days, so astronomers say there’s still more to the mystery.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2020
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“Variable star.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variable%20star. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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