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MIT astronomers catch a star in a feast that could last billions of years

ScienceDailySaturday, October 10, 2026 at 6:56 PM

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MIT astronomers catch a star in a feast that could last billions of years
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Astronomers have discovered a bizarre star system about 300 light-years from Earth where a small star is slowly devouring a nearby brown dwarf, an object too massive to be a planet but too small to be a true star.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Astronomers have discovered a bizarre star system about 300 light-years from Earth where a small star is slowly devouring a nearby brown dwarf, an object too massive to be a planet but too small to be a true star.

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Astronomers have discovered a bizarre star system about 300 light-years from Earth where a small star is slowly devouring a nearby brown dwarf, an object too massive to be a planet but too small to be a true star.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.

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