supergiant star
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of supergiant star
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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When combined with archival observations from the Hubble Space Telescope, the data revealed that the blast originated from a massive red supergiant star wrapped in an unexpected blanket of dust.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2025
Supernova 2023ixf may give some much-needed answers on the matter, among the other particulars of how a red supergiant star collapses and ultimately explodes.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 21, 2023
The previous record-holder, Icarus, also a blue supergiant star spotted by Hubble, formed 9.4 billion years ago.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2022
“Still, more supernovae are expected to take place in the near future, like Antares, a red supergiant star near the edge of the bubble that could go any century now,” Dr. Alves said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2022
The cool supergiant star Antares can be seen as a big, reddish patch in the lower-left part of the picture.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
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