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Bradley Schaefer, an astronomer at Louisiana State University, focuses on cataclysmic variable stars, objects that vary in brightness over time due to some type of major turmoil.
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Liz Kruesi, Quanta Magazine, 2 Feb. 2026
In another imaging campaign, API, assisted by AMIGO, was able to produce detailed images of a black hole jet, the volcanic surface of Jupiter's moon Io, and stellar winds emanating from a distant variable star.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Many of these alerts will be triggered by variable stars, which cyclically change in brightness.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 June 2025
As one of the largest, most luminous stars in our Milky Way Galaxy, the variable star VY Canis Majoris is a likely candidates for the next naked-eye core-collapse supernova, said Guinan.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Liz Kruesi, Quanta Magazine, 2 Feb. 2026
In another imaging campaign, API, assisted by AMIGO, was able to produce detailed images of a black hole jet, the volcanic surface of Jupiter's moon Io, and stellar winds emanating from a distant variable star.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Many of these alerts will be triggered by variable stars, which cyclically change in brightness.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 June 2025
As one of the largest, most luminous stars in our Milky Way Galaxy, the variable star VY Canis Majoris is a likely candidates for the next naked-eye core-collapse supernova, said Guinan.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for variable star
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Once a star dies, there are a number of possible fates that can ensue as well, as a stellar corpse can remain as a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Apr. 2026
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While the outer layers of a star explode outward, the innermost layers plunge inward, funneling a fraction of the star’s mass into the black hole (or neutron star if the star’s mass is too small).—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 Apr. 2026
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But with patience and a spirit of exploration, each step reveals a surprise: tiny red stars, minute purple pinpoints, a wash of pink-white across a creek.—
Alissa Greenberg,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Discovered in 1999, this small red star has no fewer than seven rocky planets in its habitable zone.—
Joanna Thompson,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope, researchers imaged the binary star system AFGL 4106, which sits at the heart of a dusty orange cocoon.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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Situated some 3,000 light-years away in the constellation Corona Borealis is a binary star system poised for a rare thermonuclear display.—
Michael d'Estries,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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In the center is a white dwarf, the dense, compact core of a dying star.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
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Morgan Giese, a physics and astronomy PhD candidate at Western, discovered the buckyballs are mostly surrounding the white dwarf in their own shell.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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But after a long conversation with the guard Saturday, Redick said the most important variable is the player’s confidence.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The statute of limitations is another critical variable in this equation.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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However, in the nearby Andromeda galaxy, a giant star seems to have taken a very different path.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
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Together, images like these help astronomers build a broader picture of what's happening across a giant star factory rather than focusing on only one bright hotspot.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Variable star.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variable%20star. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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