Red Dwarfs

A small, relatively cool star of the main sequence. Red dwarfs constitute the majority of stars and have a mass of less than one-half of the Sun.

Resources

Colorful Dwarfs Most of the stars in our Milky Way galaxy are...
Virgo Virgo is the second-largest constellation -- so...

Radio Programs

In the Zone Comfortable worlds around feeble stars Sunday, March 10, 2013
Moon and Jupiter Tiny planets around a tiny star Sunday, March 25, 2012
Faint Triplets A faint set of stellar triplets Sunday, October 7, 2012
Future Neighbor A future close neighbor to the Sun Thursday, June 14, 2012
AP Columbae A nearby stellar youngster Saturday, January 14, 2012
Van Biesbroeck's Star Hunting up a faint cosmic bulb Saturday, July 16, 2011
Red Dwarf Planets Looking for close planets around close stars Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Red Dwarfs Shining some light on feeble stars Monday, May 23, 2011
Moon and Libra A possible "water world" in the scales Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Proxima Centauri
Stellar Census
Gliese 876
More Moon and Jupiter
GU Bootis
Proxima Centauri

Featured Images

Three of the four planets that are known to orbit the red-dwarf star Gliese 581
Homey Star System Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Big Blast Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Red-Dwarf Planet Monday, October 22, 2007
Jetting Away from a Black Hole Thursday, November 9, 2006

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