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red dwarf star

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Noun1.red dwarf star - a small, old, relatively cool star; approximately 100 times the mass of Jupiter
flare star - a red dwarf star in which luminosity can change several magnitudes in a few minutes
star - (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior


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According to a report in New Scientist, these stars live much longer than sun-like stars, and have safer habitable zones - where liquid water can exist - than those of lighter red dwarf stars.
Red dwarf stars are massive enough to support hydrogen fusion, like the sun.
RED DWARF star Norman Lovett will be coming down to earth in Coventry tomorrow for a comedy special.
 
 
 
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