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Artist’s concepts of Saturn, Jupiter, EBLM J0555-57Ab and the star TRAPPIST-1. EBLM J0555-57Ab has a mass comparable to the current estimate for TRAPPIST-1, but has a radius that is nearly 30% smaller. Image credit: Amanda Smith.

Newly-Discovered Saturn-Size Star is Smallest Yet

Jul 12, 2017 by Natali Anderson

An international team of astronomers, led by the University of Cambridge, has announced the discovery of a low-mass star, called EBLM J0555-57Ab, roughly...