Red Giant Stars

The red giant star Betelgeuse: red giants are stars that have exhausted their Hydrogen fuel and are burning Helium and heavier elements. Click on image for full size (91K GIF) Image courtesy of NASA, Space Telescope Institute

Red Giant Stars

The red giant star Betelgeuse: red giants are stars that have exhausted their Hydrogen fuel and are burning Helium and heavier elements. Click on image for full size (91K GIF) I mage courtesy of NASA, Space Telescope Institute

Red Giant Stars

The red giant star Betelgeuse: red giants are stars that have exhausted their Hydrogen fuel and are burning Helium and heavier elements. Click on image for full size (91K GIF) Image courtesy of NASA, Space Telescope Institute

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