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  2. List of smallest known stars - Wikipedia

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    Star name Star mean radius, kilometres Star class Notes References SGR 1935+2154: 4.35 soft gamma repeater [1] RX J0720.4−3125: 4.50 +0.08 −0.09 – 5.38 +0.13 −0.14: Neutron star: Neutron stars are stellar remnants produced when a star of around 8–9 solar masses or more explodes in a supernova at the end of its life.

  3. Common sunstar - Wikipedia

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    The common sunstar is commonly found on rocky bottoms, coarse sand and gravel in the bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral zone (from low-tide line up to depths of 300 m). It seems to prefer areas of high water movement. Very small sunstars are sometimes found in rock pools. [2] Common sunstar

  4. List of proper names of stars - Wikipedia

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    In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...

  5. Sunstar - Wikipedia

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    Sunstar (photography), an optical phenomenon found on photos of bright objects taken with a small aperture; Sunstar (racehorse), a British racehorse; Ornithogalum dubium, a flowering plant; Sunflower starfish (Pycnopodia helianthoides), also known as the sun star or sunflower star

  6. This rainforest is full of tiny, miniature creatures - AOL

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    And unlike the Amazon where everything is larger than life, these forests offer sanctuary to a group of smaller animals. The Kodkod is the smallest cat in the Americas , weighing only about 5 lbs.

  7. List of red dwarfs - Wikipedia

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    Star Naming Notes Proxima Centauri: Named for being the closest neighbouring star to Earth's Sun Lies within the Alpha Centauri star system [9] Barnard's Star: Named after its discoverer, E. E. Barnard: Second closest neighbouring star system to Earth, after α Cen. Also the star with the highest proper motion. [14] van Biesbroeck's star

  8. The blimp is back – and this time, it’s tiny - AOL

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    Cloudline's airships are 18.2 meters (60 feet) long and 5.2 meters (17 feet) wide when fully assembled, with a small net weight once inflated, allowing for easy lift.

  9. A look back at and inside the Goodyear Blimp - AOL

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    In the 1960s, the Goodyear Blimp received an incandescent sign on the outside. It also started to hover over major sporting events, with even larger blimps.