But he added that if you had a small star - as this one is - then a moderate-sized planet would block out enough light to be detected by telescopes.
One of the most popular tongba spots in the city is the Small Star Restaurant, located on an alley full of shops selling cloth and cotton thread, just off Thahiti Square, one block south of the tourist district, Thamel.
The reality is this: no matter how big or small a star may be, having the press corps on your side will not only buy you mentions but also, and perhaps more significantly, ensure you continue to shine.
The actors who score well on this list tend to have small paydays and star in highly profitable movies.
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And the rising talent Condola Rashad, as a soldier's wife, turns a small role into a star turn.
Such a small M-dwarf star has long been ruled out by WISE data, since observers would surely have spotted an object larger than roughly five Jupiter masses.
Scientists made the discovery first by pinpointing their target through infrared images from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, and later using the Very Large Telescope to deduce that the object was both too small to be a star as well as hot and young enough (752F and under 120 million years old) to fit the behavior of a planet orphaned early into its existence.
Texas Governor Rick Perry, the latest entrant in the GOP presidential sweepstakes, swaggers into the race as the very personification of a low-tax, small-government, Lone Star politician.
Made the fatal mistake of hitching entire franchise to one mega star, something small market teams in the NBA should never, ever do (has anyone heard from the Minnesota Timberwolves since Kevin Garnett bolted for Boston?).
Behind her is a small army of child actors who star in the video, which is cute for a moment, but deadly serious.
The flag of the People's Republic of China is red with four small yellow stars surrounding one larger star on the upper corner near the flag pole.
The transit method for finding planets searches for the small drop in brightness of a star that occurs when a planet passes in front of it and blocks some of its light.
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Depending on the time of year, tours range from charcuterie master classes at The Star Inn in the small village of Harome to deer stalking in the grounds of Baroque manor house Duncombe Park.
Any money coming from the video would hav e gone to his label with only a small amount trickling down to the pop star.
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In search of an answer, Ms Boo spent nearly four years visiting Annawadi, a small slum surrounded by imposing five-star hotels near Mumbai's international terminal.
Under one, small dust grains circling around a parent star collide, get larger and larger, and under the force of gravity develop into a much larger object.
Under one scenario, small dust grains circling around a parent star collide, get larger and larger, and under the force of gravity develop into much larger objects.
Every small child wants to be a pop star, but what do you do if you are grown-up, tone-deaf with as much rhythm as a bowl of apples?
Bartolomeo's body was never found but his photograph and name can be seen in a small memorial chapel built for the Arandora Star victims in the town of Bardi in northern Italy where he was born.
That star power is thanks in no small part to her penchant for high fashion.
And like the former Lakers star, who now holds a small stake in the Los Angeles Dodgers alongside Guggenheim Partners, Nas is teaming up with more established investors.
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Secondly, the detection of multiple planets demolishes once and for all the lingering doubts of some astronomers that the single planets found around other stars are not planets at all, but small, faint components in otherwise conventional binary star systems.
The star is currently called Kepler 37, and the small world is currently designated Kepler-37b.
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The top of the pen, which always features the Montblanc star logo, is in the shape of the small bowler hat that was synonymous with the character.
It sells them directly to a local steel fabricator, Blue Star Steel, which uses them to stamp out small brackets for heating and air conditioning equipment for other industries, skipping the foundry altogether.
Travel west along Highway 46 to discover scores of small family-run wineries, including many zinfandel specialists, like Dark Star Cellars, which also crafts outrageously rich reds and Bordeaux-style blends.
But with future telescopes, scientists say it may be possible to see past the blinding glare of the parent star to pick out just the faint light passing through a small world's atmosphere or even reflected off its surface.
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For Obama, continue to wear those up-and-coming American designers that made you a style star to begin with, a move which says you support American small businesses.
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Australian researchers watched what happened when a small law firm and a stockbroking and research company moved into a 5 Green Star-rated space in their current building in Melbourne.
Because small is considered more exclusive, Armani and Bulgari plan to launch mostly smallish five-star hotels.
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