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> J0523 has the lowest possible mass for fusion, so it’s taking its sweet time using up its hydrogen fuel. [...] It could literally still be fusing merrily (tho
by bnegreve 12y ago
> J0523 has the lowest possible mass for fusion, so it’s taking its sweet time using up its hydrogen fuel. [...] It could literally still be fusing merrily (though feebly) away even a trillion years from now!
The good thing about astronomy is that there's always something impressive.
- mtdewcmu 12y agoAbsolutely. This star has an impressive feature. But it is the least observable of all such impressive features. Thus fitting the least impressive star. :)