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Herschel 'fingerprints' the biggest star

By T.K. Randall
November 28, 2009 · Comment icon  comments

Image Credit: ESA
The European Space Agency's new orbital space telescope has observed the death throes of the largest star known to science 4,500 light years away and which could explode in a supernova at any time.
The death throes of the biggest star known to science have been observed by Europe's new space telescope, Herschel. The observatory, launched in May, has subjected VY Canis Majoris, to a detailed spectroscopic analysis.


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