Sentences with phrase «supergiant star antares»

A new study led by Keiichi Ohnaka, a researcher at Catholic University of the North in Chile, sought to understand how the distant red supergiant star Antares manages to expel so much matter off its surface as it nears the end of its life and nears its finale as a spectacular supernova.

Using ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer astronomers have constructed the most detailed image ever of a star — the red supergiant star Antares.

Not exact matches

It's a shame they couldn't get along: each pattern is outlined by hot blue suns, and each boasts one of the sky's only two bright red supergiant stars — Betelgeuse in Orion, and Antares, the heart of Scorpius.

Earlier sharp images have shown details on much more massive, red supergiant stars like Betelgeuse and Antares.

Antares is a red supergiant star, and its large size makes it an ideal candidate for study from Earth.