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dwarf star stories: 3 news summaries

 Scientists Spot End of World 

Remains of solar systems discovered around dead stars

Apr 21, 09 2:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Astronomers looking at dead stars trillions of miles away believe they have glimpsed Earth's eventual fate, the Times of London reports. The scientists found that many white dwarfs—stars that swelled, burned out, and collapsed—are surrounded by a dust they think is the remnants of planets like ours destroyed... More »

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planet • dwarf star • star • Earth • Spitzer orbiting telescope • solar system • outer space

Scientists Find Cold Dwarf Star

Failed star has temperature a tenth of the sun's

Jun 5, 07 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists are over the moon with the discovery of a cold brown dwarf in the Cetus constellation. The star-like body, spotted by a British team using the UKIRT telescope in Hawaii, is the coldest of its kind ever seen, the BBC reports, tipping thermometers at just 800 degrees F, a... More »

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space exploration • planet • space • dwarf star • telescope • star • Cetus • discovery

Earth-Like Planet Could Sustain Life

Scientists claim major breakthrough
in search for extraterrestrial life

Apr 25, 07 7:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Astronomers have discovered a planet that can sustain liquid water, the prerequisite for life as we understand it. Named Gliese 581 C, the new planet orbits a red dwarf star in what's called the "Goldilocks zone"—not so close that water melts, and not so far that it... More »

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astronomy • space exploration • science • planet • Gliese 581 C • dwarf star • Goldilocks zone • extraterrestrial life

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