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Star Cooler Than Venus Found

crossconnects writes to mention that Discovery is reporting that astronomers have found a nearby star with a mild surface temperature of 660 degrees fahrenheit. "The spectacularly unspectacular object is of special interest because it falls right smack in the middle of the final frontier that divides mega-planets from the puniest stars. Stars in that realm theoretically qualify as an entirely new stellar type -- what's called a Y class dwarf."

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  1. Fahrenheit by duffel · · Score: 0, Troll

    Fahrenheit is a rather silly temperature scale for stars, no?