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The most violent of these deaths are associated with truly giant stars and are known as supernovas—explosions that sometimes outshine entire galaxies.
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Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
Pollux is a giant star, while Castor is three stars orbiting each other.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Planetary nebulae like Kohoutek 4-55 are the finale at the end of a giant star’s life.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Pollux is a single giant star, more than 10 times the diameter of our sun, and shining a little more than 34 light-years away, with one light-year equaling almost 6 trillion miles.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
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Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
Pollux is a giant star, while Castor is three stars orbiting each other.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Planetary nebulae like Kohoutek 4-55 are the finale at the end of a giant star’s life.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Pollux is a single giant star, more than 10 times the diameter of our sun, and shining a little more than 34 light-years away, with one light-year equaling almost 6 trillion miles.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Giant star.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/giant%20star. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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