Waspie_Dwarf Posted October 19, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 19, 2013 How the largest star known is tearing itself apart An international team of astronomers has observed part of the final death throes of the largest known star in the Universe as it throws off its outer layers. The discovery, by a collaboration of scientists from the UK, Chile, Germany and the USA, is a vital step in understanding how massive stars return enriched material to the interstellar medium - the space between stars - which is necessary for forming planetary systems. The researchers publish their results in the Oxford University Press journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.Read more... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Ford Posted October 20, 2013 #2 Share Posted October 20, 2013 I was hungry is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiloh17 Posted October 20, 2013 #3 Share Posted October 20, 2013 So that star has a radius of 648,575,000 miles or about 6.975 times wider than the distance from our sun to the earth. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted October 20, 2013 Author #4 Share Posted October 20, 2013 So that star has a radius of 648,575,000 miles or about 6.975 times wider than the distance from our sun to the earth. Wow. Put another way: If you replaced the Sun with W26 it's outer surface would be between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazzard Posted October 20, 2013 #5 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Wow indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelaw1 Posted November 6, 2013 #6 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I am ignorant on the subject but nonetheless interested. This star is bigger than VY Canis Majoris? If so, what are their sizes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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