A dying star breathes its last
Dec. 20th, 2009 03:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theoldwolfA throbbing red giant star called chi Cygni, 550 light years away in the constellation Cygnus, has been imaged in unprecedented detail, giving a clear insight into the fate that awaits our own Sun in five billion years time. Full Article
A stunning animation created from still images taken over time show the expansion and contraction of the red giant as it runs out of fuel.
A stunning animation created from still images taken over time show the expansion and contraction of the red giant as it runs out of fuel.
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Date: 2009-12-20 11:30 am (UTC)