infrared star

noun

Astronomy.

a star radiating strongly in the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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This infrared star hosts an Earth-size planet, Proxima b, in its habitable zone, where liquid water could allow the chemistry of life on the planet’s surface.

From Scientific American

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