Tag: dwarf

A group of short female basketball players huddle together, smiling.

Feeling more confident, active and happier: What the World Dwarf Games mean

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a member of the "comic bullfighters" of the "fun in the arena" The Spanish company performs during the Thethieu festival in Tethieu, southwestern France, on August 3, 2023.

Spanish troupe of dwarf bullfighters take their act to a France after Spain banned their shows because they encouraged ‘mockery’ of disabled people

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For the first time in the case of white dwarfs, the burned-out cores of dead stars, astronomers have discovered that at least one member of this cosmic family has two faces. One side of the white dwarf is made of hydrogen, while the other is made of helium. Pictured is an artist's concept, with the hydrogen side on the brighter right.

Astonishing Encounter with a Dual-natured Celestial Phenomenon: A Peculiar White Dwarf composed of Both Hydrogen and Helium Surprises Astronomers

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A brown dwarf is a mysterious object that sits somewhere between a gas giant planet and a small star, but without the size to fuse hydrogen as a star would

Astronomers discover ‘brown dwarf’ that’s hotter than our sun

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Fig's dwarfism was initially not apparent until the charity noticed that Dante was growing normally while Fig remained small

Purr-fect in her own way! Adorable dwarf kitten wins thousands of fans online

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A white dwarf's journey to a celestial diamond crystal

From a white dwarf to a sparkling celestial diamond: the crystallization journey.

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Scientists estimate that a third of the planets orbiting red dwarf stars in our galaxy

A third of planets circling red dwarf stars in our galaxy ‘could host life’, study claims

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Natalia (pictured) killed her adoptive parents in a sensationally revealing interview

Ukrainian dwarf Natalia Grace breaks her silence after adoptive parents branded her a sociopath

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A closer look at M64's outer disk shows that it came from a smaller dwarf galaxy

Small dwarf galaxy identified as the source of the outer disk of galaxy M64 upon closer examination.

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For the first time, astronomers have detected a radio signal from a massive explosion of a dying white dwarf

Astronomers Detect Radio Signal from Exploding White Dwarf for the First Time

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