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R136a1, Most Massive Star Ever Discovered, Is 320 Times Larger Than Sun

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« on: October 31, 2010, 04:00:55 pm »



AP: In this undated photo montage released by European Southern Observatory Wednesday July 21 2010, of the star R136a1 thought to be the heaviest star ever discovered, hundreds of times more massive than the sun, scientists said Wednesday after working out its weight for the first time. Those behind the find say the star, called R136a1, may once have weighed as much as 320 solar masses. Astrophysicist Paul Crowther said the obese star twice as heavy as any previously discovered has already slimmed down considerably over its lifetime. In fact it's burning itself off with such intensity that it shines with nearly 10 million times the luminosity of the sun.
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