red giant
noun
: a star that has low surface temperature and a diameter that is large relative to the sun
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Other stars at more advanced stages of their life cycles could eat the Sun for breakfast, spit it back up, and eat it again – which is basically what one red giant has been seen doing now.
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2024
The images show the surface of the star R. Doradus, a red giant star 180 light-years away in the Dorado constellation.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
These are a type of red giant whose atmosphere contains a large amount of carbon and carbon compounds that gives them a distinctive spectrum and a characteristic brightness.
—Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 13 Aug. 2024
Two stars, a red giant star and a white dwarf, orbit each other.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2024
The images show the surface of the star R. Doradus, a red giant star 180 light-years away in the Dorado constellation.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
These are a type of red giant whose atmosphere contains a large amount of carbon and carbon compounds that gives them a distinctive spectrum and a characteristic brightness.
—Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 13 Aug. 2024
Two stars, a red giant star and a white dwarf, orbit each other.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 13 June 2024
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“Red giant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20giant. Accessed 24 Sep. 2024.
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