Stellar Metamorphosis: Where Do Red Dwarfs Fit?

SM claims that planets are old stars that have lost mass and thus the difference between a "star" and "planet" is baseless distinction.[1][2] In response, proponents of the hypothesis propose a unified term, "astron" and seek to establish processes by which this can take place. Proponents claim that stars lose mass, cool, the stellar plasma undergoes chemical reactions converting to molecules, and necessarily create life.

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Rimmer and Lister know. Evolved cats need not apply.