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Red Giants

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Red Giants

Overview

Dying stars that have expanded to enormous sizes.

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Red Giants is a fascinating subject within space & cosmos. Dying stars that have expanded to enormous sizes. Our Sun will become a red giant in about 5 billion years. Red giants can be hundreds of times larger than the Sun. They have cooler surfaces but are very luminous. Their large size increases total light output.

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Our Sun will become a red giant in about 5 billion years

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Why are red giants so luminous despite cooler surface temperatures?

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