Four dead stars have been confirmed within 65 light-years of Earth, hidden for decades in the glare of the brighter red dwarfs they orbit
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"Four dead stars have been confirmed within 65 light-years of Earth, hidden for decades in the glare of the brighter red dwarfs they orbit" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by Newsylist so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The News International, Metro.co.uk, Techno-Science and yourweather.co.uk. Newsylist measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- Four hidden dead stars found in Earth's backyard The News International · 9h ago
- Scientists discover a giant celestial graveyard near Earth Metro.co.uk · 9h ago
- 🔭 Four hidden white dwarfs discovered near the Sun Techno-Science · 9h ago
- Four white dwarfs found hiding in Earth’s cosmic backyard yourweather.co.uk · 9h ago
- Four dead stars have been confirmed within 65 light-years of Earth, hidden for decades in the glare of the brighter red dwarfs they orbit Space Daily · 9h ago broke it first
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