From the Archives - Scientists are Frightened by the Gigantic Fiery Pistol Star.

Fri, 4 Jan 2019 16:02:01 -0500
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Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have identified what may be the most luminous star known — a celestial mammoth which releases up to 10 million times the power of the Sun and is big enough to fill the diameter of Earth's orbit. The star unleashes as much energy in six seconds as our Sun does in one year.