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Astronomers examine pulsing red giant S Orionis, Sun too has the same future
Jul 4 2007, Jolly

Astronomers have used the largest telescopes available on the planet to examine and study the glassy layers of a red giant star called S Orionis.

S Orionis is a red giant star that pulsates in a size from a diameter roughly equal to the orbit of...

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