supergiant
noun
su·per·gi·ant
ˈsü-pər-ˌjī-ənt 
: something that is extremely large
especially
: a star of very great intrinsic luminosity and enormous size
supergiant
adjective
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The Winter Triangle is formed by three bright stars: Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky in the constellation Canis Major, Betelgeuse, a red supergiant star in Orion, and Procyon in the constellation Canis Minor.
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The red supergiant star, called WOH G64, is about 160,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud, which orbits the Milky Way.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
In their final life stages, red supergiants like WOH G64 shed their outer layers of gas and dust in a process that can last thousands of years.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
The star, known as a red supergiant, is roughly 2,000 times the size of our sun and has long fascinated astronomers because of its immense size and peculiar characteristics.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The red supergiant star, called WOH G64, is about 160,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud, which orbits the Milky Way.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
In their final life stages, red supergiants like WOH G64 shed their outer layers of gas and dust in a process that can last thousands of years.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
The star, known as a red supergiant, is roughly 2,000 times the size of our sun and has long fascinated astronomers because of its immense size and peculiar characteristics.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Supergiant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supergiant. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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