fixed star

noun

Definition of fixed starnext
as in neutron star

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  1. neutron star
  2. red star
  3. binary star
  4. variable star
  5. giant star
  6. white dwarf
  7. variable
Noun
  • The collisions of compact astrophysical objects such as black holes and neutron stars emit strong gravitational waves.
    Gaurav Khanna, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2024
  • The most obvious candidate, the team says, is a pulsar – a type of neutron star that produces beams of electromagnetic radiation from its poles.
    Michael Irving, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of neutron star
Noun
  • So far, the guiding lights to find the comet have been the bright planet Venus and the bright red star Arcturus.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
  • More specifically, the radiant is north of Betelgeuse, the bright, red star that represents Orion’s right shoulder.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of red star
Noun
  • An eye-opening new Hubble image shows the binary star system R Aquarii having a cosmic freakout.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • There are many theories of gravity out there, and many interpretations of wide binary star data.
    Big Think, Big Think, 24 June 2024
Definition of binary star
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of variable star
Noun
  • 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
  • Nunes checks the box as the giant star, and there is an argument for Pena to come up to 145 to challenge her.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of giant star
Noun
  • The Blaze Star has become a white dwarf, which happens when stars have exhausted their nuclear fuels.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The other is a white dwarf, the small and dense core of a dead star.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of white dwarf
Noun
  • However, Shotton also highlighted a study by Charles Spence that attempts to isolate the effort variable.
    Roger Dooley, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
  • This leaves plenty of time for variables, for temperature fluctuations, and for off flavors to seep into the coffee from the fridge.
    Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of variable
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