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Baby Red Dwarf Found Just 27 Light Years Away

Posted by Unknown on from the think-i'll-swing-by-for-lunch dept.

bazzalunatic writes "Astronomers have found an infant red dwarf star 27 light years away from Earth, and it's just 40 million years old. 'The star has been known about and studied for the past 15 years, but it wasn't realized it was so young and so close, until now,' co-author Simon Murphy, a PhD student from the Australian National University said in the story. More accurate measurements from telescopes have aided the revised distances of the star dubbed 'AP Colombae.'"

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  1. "Just" 27 light years away by gmuslera · · Score: -1, Troll

    Unless we come out with some way to break or dodge the light speed limit, in practical terms it is as unreachable as the rest of the stars of the universe.

  2. Re:The most X out of group Y by Archangel+Michael · · Score: -1, Troll

    we are pathetic and insignificant. It isn't neat anymore than any other "star" no matter the distance. It might as well be a million light years away.

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