red giant

noun

: a star that has low surface temperature and a diameter that is large relative to the sun

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In five billion years' time, our sun will turn into a white dwarf after its red giant phase. —

Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024 But the discovery of an Earth-like planet orbiting a white dwarf—the stage of stellar evolution that follows a red giant—provides evidence that survival is a possibility, researchers reported last week in Nature Astronomy. —

Christie Wilcox, science.org, 30 Sep. 2024 The white dwarf acts as a cosmic thief, pulling material from its red giant companion in a process called accretion. —

Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024 The team observed that the outer star is in the process of becoming a red giant, a phase occurring at the end of a star’s life. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for red giant