http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38343216/ns/technology_and_science-space/?GT1=43001 All I can say is wow. I never thought a star could be so huge. The mass of these stars is larger than I ever thought possible. I think the supernova part is a load of crap though. Supernovae making the stars larger? They possibly could with dust particles left behind and whatnot, but these stars are too young for that. This is such an exciting discovery. (:
A star expands before its death. I didn't read anything about a Superior making a star larger. Given that these stars have so much mass, they'll probably end up as black holes. As much as I love astronomy, it's not that interesting unless the stars do something different during their life cycle other than giving off massive amounts of energy. Mass actually isn't measured by the size of an object by the way.
Well, these stars are quite young to be the weight that they are, and I find it interesting c: And yes, I know what mass is XD
That's partially why they have so much mass. They probably haven't spent so much time releasing mass through solar winds. Those stars might be younger than the Sun. Stars lose mass with age. Either way, I wouldn't want that thing as our star. XD
Yeah, that might... suck for us. Plus, the heat would definitely make it... difficult for life to grow anywhere near it.
You'll like this: Also... Spoiler Were's the originality? xD FYI there's also a class of ELT's (extremely large telescope)...
