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Massive Stars and their approximate Size

Astronomers have found massive stars in the early universe, primarily located in distant galaxies that formed shortly after the Big Bang. These regions are often studied through advanced telescopes capable of observing very distant light, such as the Hubble Space Telescope and the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope. In terms of size, these monster stars can have diameters ranging from about 100 to over 300 times that of our Sun. The Sun’s diameter is approximately 1.4 million kilometers (about 864,000 miles), so these massive stars could be approximately 140 million to over 420 million kilometers (about 87 million to 261 million miles) in diameter.

Source of hazardous high-energy particles located in the Sun

In the new study, researchers analyzed the composition of solar energetic particles heading towards Earth, and found they had the same 'fingerprint' as plasma located low in the Sun's corona, close to the middle region of the Sun's atmosphere, the chromosphere.

from Space & Time News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3bXShxs

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