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Teensy star vies for title of smallest known

EBLM J0555-57Ab illustration

SHRIMPY STAR  The star EBLM J0555-57Ab (illustrated, right) is one of the smallest ever found, with a radius similar to Saturn’s. The star’s mass is just large enough that it can fuse hydrogen in its core.

Courtesy of Univ. of Cambridge

By Emily Conover

- More than 2 years ago

A teeny-weeny star, with a radius about the size of Saturn’s, is one of the smallest ever found.