9 Monster Stars 20 times more brilliant than the sun discovered
Q. How many “monster” stars called so because they are 30 million times brighter than the sun have been discovered by researchers using the Hubble telescope?- Published on 21 Mar 16a. 6
b. 7
c. 8
d. 9
ANSWER: 9
In a new discovery British astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope to find 9 monster stars which are 30 times more brilliant than the sun. Sheffield University researchers led the astronomer and the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into orbit in 1990. It is now nearing the end of its life. The cluster is called R136 and measures a few light years across. None of the stars are 100 times the sun’s mass while dozens are 50 times larger.
