: a star having a very low surface temperature and a red color
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Recent Examples on the WebDays earlier in Estonia, a replica of a Soviet tank with the communist red star was removed by cranes and trucked away to a museum — one of up to 400 destined for removal. Vanessa Gera, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2022 Betelgeuse is a bright red star in the Orion constellation—one of the closest massive stars to Earth, about 700 light-years away. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2022 Nearby, boots left behind by Russian soldiers are shaped inside a red star evoking the Soviet past.New York Times, 2 June 2022 Aldebaran is a bright red star, part of a V-shaped pattern that represents the Bull's Face. Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 31 July 2021 In December 2019, astronomers noticed a strange, dramatic dimming in the light from Betelgeuse, a bright red star in the Orion constellation. Jennifer Ouellette, Wired, 18 June 2021 The left sleeve has a nod to the spot in the city where the north and south branches of the Chicago River meet, and the red star in the Cubs logo on the hat is a tribute to the city of the Chicago flag. Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 8 June 2021 There will be a bright red star seen in the night sky, not to be confused with the red planet, Mars. Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 28 Feb. 2021 An as-yet unexplained radio signal appears to be coming from the direction of the star closest to the sun—a small red star roughly 4.2 light-years away called Proxima Centauri. Nadia Drake, Science, 18 Dec. 2020 See More