Eta Carinae: Our Neighboring Superstars
Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 15:00
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —The Eta Carinae star system does not lack for superlatives. Not only does it contain one of the biggest and brightest stars in our galaxy, weighing at least 90 times the mass of the Sun, it is also extremely volatile and is expected to have at least one supernova explosion in the future.