red dwarf
noun
: a star having substantially lower surface temperature, intrinsic luminosity, mass, and size than the sun
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That was never going to be easy, because red dwarfs like TRAPPIST-1 tend to be tempestuous, erupting and flaring in ways that can blast away atmospheres and also confound the weak atmospheric signal JWST is trying to detect.
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Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 20 June 2024
For example, the habitable zone is closer to a smaller, cooler star (like a red dwarf) and farther from a larger, hotter star.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
Gliese 12 b orbits a cool, red dwarf star and takes 12.8 days to complete an orbit.
—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
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Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 20 June 2024
For example, the habitable zone is closer to a smaller, cooler star (like a red dwarf) and farther from a larger, hotter star.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
Gliese 12 b orbits a cool, red dwarf star and takes 12.8 days to complete an orbit.
—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
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“Red dwarf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20dwarf. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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