The star cluster R136 in the central region of the Tarantula Nebula. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, and P. Crowther (University of Sheffield)) Jump to: Extreme temperature Life-cycle Giant blue stars Additional information Blue stars are by far the biggest and brightest stars in the galaxy....
star. That honor goes toR136a1, which weighs in at about 300 times the mass of the sun but only about 30 solar radii. UY Scuti, in comparison, is only about 30 times the mass of the sun, but far greater in volume.
As anastrophotographer, I’ve always been fascinated by the sheer size and complexity of the universe. And when it comes to size, there’s nothing quite like UY Scuti, the biggest star that we know of. UY Scuti is ared supergiantstar located in the constellation Scutum and is estimated t...
The biggest bodies in the universe aregalaxies (星系). They are made of star, gas anddust They are also the home to a large numberof planets.Now, new measurements(测量) show thatour Milky Way galaxy(银河系) i bigger thanscientists once thought. But itis not specia,it'sone of the ...
My six-year old daughter is a question-asking machine. We were driving home from school a couple of days ago, and she was grilling me about the nature of the Universe. One of her zingers was, “What’s the Biggest Star in the Universe”? I had an easy answer. “The Universe is ...
In Fallen Order, Vader serves as the Star Wars equivalent of the giant boulder you have to run away from. While initially presented as one of the game’s boss fights, you soon realize that you can’t really beat Vader in Fallen Order. The best you can do is slow him down slightly an...
Testing their technique on pulsar B0834+06, the researchers found the neutron star's emission region was much smaller than previously assumed and possibly much closer to the star's surface – which might be the most crucial element in understanding the origin of the radio wave emission. ...
2018’s Book Club gave a surprising jolt to the comedy genre, bringing in an all-star cast of legendary actors for a raunchy tale of self-discovery. Five years later, we finally have a sequel. In the first movie, four successful women (Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary...
Testing their technique on pulsar B0834+06, the researchers found the neutron star's emission region was much smaller than previously assumed and possibly much closer to the star's surface – which might be the most crucial element in understanding the origin of the radio wave emission. ...
Piraeus port, shining star in modern maritime Silk Road China COSCO SHIPPING's investment in the Greek Port of Piraeus has been helping transform the port into a more important transport hub at the crossroads of Asia, Europe and Africa, making it a shining star in modern maritime Silk Road....