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red giant star

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Noun1.red giant star - a large, old, luminous star; has a relatively low surface temperature and a diameter large relative to the sun
star - (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior


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Mars' ruddy color makes it a close match to the red giant stars Aldebaran and Betelgeuse.
But the one date that almost every scientist will agree on is the moment when the sun goes supernova, turns into a red giant star and swallows most of the solar system, including Earth.
But the one date that almost every scientist will agree on is the moment when the sun goes supernova, turns into a red giant star and swallows most of the solar system, including Earth.
 
 
 
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