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Low-Mass Mania with Emily Rice

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Exploring Stellar Mergers and Lifespans

The chapter delves into the merging of brown dwarfs and the possibility of igniting hydrogen fusion, leading to reorganized stars. It discusses blue stragglers created through star mergers and the rejuvenation process. The conversation also touches on the lifespan variances among stars and the potential transformation of brown dwarfs into stars.

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