neutron star

noun

Definition of neutron starnext
as in binary star

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Recent Examples of neutron star After the explosion, Betelgeuse A will probably leave behind a superdense neutron star with an incredibly strong magnetic field. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026 Previous studies had suggested that the dark object was a neutron star. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 July 2026 When this phenomenon happens, all the matter in the neutron star fuses into one big atom, with a density of about a million billion g/cc. — Stephen Dikerby, The Conversation, 29 June 2026 Gamma rays are the most energetic type of light rays, typically marking the last gasp of a dying star or the cataclysmic clap of two neutron stars. — Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for neutron star
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neutron star
  1. binary star
  2. red star
  3. variable star
  4. white dwarf
  5. variable
  6. supernova
  7. giant star
  8. brown dwarf
Noun
  • The twinkling point of light to the moon's upper left is the binary star system Alpha Virginis, also known as Spica, which shines as the brightest point in the constellation Virgo.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The study has major implications for studying binary star systems as well.
    — Damien Pine, Scientific American, 21 July 2026
Definition of binary star
Noun
  • Its bright red star Antares marks the heart of the scorpion, with a curving tail extending downward toward the horizon.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Betelgeuse has a companion star In 2019, astronomers noticed a strange dimming in the light from Betelgeuse, a bright red star in the Orion constellation.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of red star
Noun
  • This variable star is also located 250 light-years from Earth, but is sadly lost from view in the glare of the sun during the summer months.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 June 2026
  • Mroz counters, however, that none of those cases are actual microlensing events and instead the mere fluctuations of ordinary variable stars.
    — Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
Definition of variable star
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the star's inert core contracted and became a white dwarf.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The white dwarf emits radiation and produces a giant gas bubble—the lion’s face—that destroys dust in its path.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of white dwarf
Noun
  • Northeast winds around 6 mph will become light and variable during the afternoon.
    — The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Sun, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Here’s what makes emotional intelligence different from nearly every other leadership variable.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of variable
Noun
  • Over the course of its five-year mission, the Roman telescope will capture images of the Milky Way, survey the entire sky and observe supernova explosions that occurred as far as 8 billion years ago.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That investigation will likely continue until Betelgeuse finally ends its life in a supernova explosion.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of supernova
Noun
  • These small stars also burn cooler and slower than our Sun (let alone a giant star), which means that intelligent, technology-using life has more time to potentially evolve and start sending out radio messages.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • However, in the nearby Andromeda galaxy, a giant star seems to have taken a very different path.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
Definition of giant star
Noun
  • Such are the strange semantic questions raised by studies of CD-35 2722 B, a brown dwarf with about 30 times the mass of Jupiter that’s orbiting a small star that is some 73 light-years from Earth in the system CD-35 2722.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 July 2026
  • Instead Hoy and his colleagues used the radial velocity method to look for wobbles in the brown dwarf.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 July 2026
Definition of brown dwarf

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