This photograph of Betelgeuse represents our best-resolved image of the supergiant star, as imaged by the ALMA array. Photo: ALMA/ESO/NRAO
Stars come in a plethora of different masses, ranging from small red dwarf stars to massive giant stars. While the smallest of all stars are expected to last upwards of a trillion years, giant stars go through their entire lifetime in a mere few million years.This might seem counter-intuitive at first, since the more massive...
