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      Astronomers discover smallest-ever star: Cambridge University study

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      2017-07-13 08:31Xinhua Editor: Gu Liping ECNS App Download

      Astronomers have identified the smallest star ever measured, which is slightly larger in size than that of Saturn, according to a study released Wednesday by the University of Cambridge.

      The star, located about six hundred light years away, was discovered by a team led by astronomers from the University of Cambridge.

      The newly-measured star, called EBLM J0555-57Ab, is part of a binary system, and was identified as it passed in front of its much larger companion, a method which is usually used to detect planets, not stars.

      The star is likely as small as stars can possibly become, as it has just enough mass to enable the fusion of hydrogen nuclei into helium.

      "Had this star formed with only a slightly lower mass, the fusion reaction of hydrogen in its core could have not been sustained, and the star would instead have transformed into a brown dwarf," said Alexander Boetticher, the lead author of the study, and a Master's student at Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory and Institute of Astronomy.

      Meanwhile, this newly-measured star has a mass comparable to the current estimate for TRAPPIST-1, an ultra-cool dwarf star that scientists reported in February. TRAPPIST-1 is surrounded by seven temperate Earth-sized worlds, but has a radius that is nearly 30 percent smaller.

      "The smallest stars provide optimal conditions for the discovery of Earth-like planets, and for the remote exploration of their atmospheres," said co-author Amaury Triaud, senior researcher at Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy. "However, before we can study planets, we absolutely need to understand their star; this is fundamental."

        

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