A very large star, in fact the most massive of the bunch. They are about 10 to 70 times the size of our Sun and can be hundreds of thousands of times brighter. Because of their extreme mass, they are very short lived compared to other stars with a life span of only 10 million years.
Because they live fast, die young and leave a beautiful nebula in their wake, supergiants can only been seen in places like the arms of spiral galaxies, open clusters and irregular galaxies. Places where new stars are born frequently.
Because they live fast, die young and leave a beautiful nebula in their wake, supergiants can only been seen in places like the arms of spiral galaxies, open clusters and irregular galaxies. Places where new stars are born frequently.
Rigel, the brighest star in the constellation Orion is a typical blue-white supergiant, whereas Betelgeuse and Antares are red supergiants.
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Get the Tiel mug.1. "Court of the Aesir". In its widest meaning, the world in Yggdrasil's upper branches where the Aesir live; in its strictest sense, the area inside Asgard's walls, where Valhalla and the other halls of the Aesir are found. See Asatru.
2. A species of advanced aliens from another galaxy in the TV show Stargate SG-1 who assumed the identities of Norse gods to protect some people from Goa’uld dominion. They resemble the Greys of Zeta Reticuli. They are short, slender humanoids with hairless grey skin and large heads with enormous black almond shaped eyes and small lipless mouths. See Stargate.
2. A species of advanced aliens from another galaxy in the TV show Stargate SG-1 who assumed the identities of Norse gods to protect some people from Goa’uld dominion. They resemble the Greys of Zeta Reticuli. They are short, slender humanoids with hairless grey skin and large heads with enormous black almond shaped eyes and small lipless mouths. See Stargate.
1. Many people think Valhalla is the only hall in Asgard, but they are mistaken.
2. The character Thor was the most memorable Asgard on Stargate SG-1.
2. The character Thor was the most memorable Asgard on Stargate SG-1.
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Some examples of things Emotional Blackmailers say are: "If you really loved me..." "After all I've done for you..." "How can you be so selfish..."
Some examples of things Emotional Blackmailers say are: "If you really loved me..." "After all I've done for you..." "How can you be so selfish..."
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There is nothing special about the status of our universe within the infinity of universes that constitute the multiverse.
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