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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.—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 See All Example Sentences for giant star
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