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pulsating star

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pulsating star [′pəl‚sād·iŋ ′stär]
(astronomy)
Variable star whose luminosity fluctuates as the star expands and contracts; the variation in brightness is thought to come from the periodic change of radiant energy to gravitational energy and back.


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Summary: The pulsating star continues to shine in the sky
From them, we can measure how the atmosphere is moving around in these pulsating stars and figure out what's going on inside them.
A new space telescope revealed the glowing gas of the Milky Way, pulsating stars and a flaring faraway galaxy as it began its mission to unveil the mysteries of cosmic gamma rays, NASA said.
 
 
 
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