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
  • Scientists know that stellar corpses are densely packed with neutrons — one teaspoon of neutron star material would weigh as much as Mount Everest.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The group calculated that approximately one in three gravitational waves of the right sort (neutron star collisions work best since their mergers last longer than black hole mergers) would make the bar ring with one quantum unit of energy.
    Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 30 Oct. 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
  • 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
  • Using these variable stars, scientists can measure the distances to galaxies up to about 100 million light-years from us.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 19 Jan. 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.
    Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 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
  • Scientists are hoping to study the nova to discover what happens when the material is blasted from the white dwarf and distributed into neighboring galaxies, Boyd said.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Such white dwarf stars are the hot, glowing stellar cores left behind when dying sunlike stars blow off their outer layers.
    Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of white dwarf
Noun
  • With many variables at play, White Castle hasn’t measured whether Flippy has improved employee retention, Richardson said.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The Moody’s model also factors in other variables, including voter turnout for the non-incumbent party, the incumbent party candidate's approval rating, and the vote share garnered by third parties.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of variable
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