red dwarf
noun
: a star having substantially lower surface temperature, intrinsic luminosity, mass, and size than the sun
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Gliese 12 b orbits a cool, red dwarf star and takes 12.8 days to complete an orbit.
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Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2024
The candidate stars are all red dwarfs, the most common type of star in our galaxy.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 13 June 2024
The star, Proxima Centauri, is a tad nearer to Earth and is a red dwarf, the most common kind of star.
—Ann Finkbeiner, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2016
Likely prevalent on Earth well before the advent of plant-type photosynthesis, such bacteria could be primed to thrive on planets that circle cooler red dwarf stars – the most common type in our galaxy.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
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Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2024
The candidate stars are all red dwarfs, the most common type of star in our galaxy.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 13 June 2024
The star, Proxima Centauri, is a tad nearer to Earth and is a red dwarf, the most common kind of star.
—Ann Finkbeiner, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2016
Likely prevalent on Earth well before the advent of plant-type photosynthesis, such bacteria could be primed to thrive on planets that circle cooler red dwarf stars – the most common type in our galaxy.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Red dwarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20dwarf. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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