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Astronomers find unusual lithium-rich star that changes understanding of stellar evolution

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J0524-0336 is a red giant star about 40 times the size of our Sun .

It contains 100,000 times more lithium than the Sun does at its current age.

The high lithium content could be a new evolutionary phase in the cycle of stars.

Or, it could be that it gained lithium from an interaction with another object.