The Death of a Star 1500 Times Larger than the Sun to Be Examined

VY Canis Majoris, located in the Big Dog constellation and one of the largest stars discovered in the universe to date, has been studied by scientists for a long time. However, the reviews that have been made in real time until today are now being carried to the virtual environment thanks to technology.

Scientists from the University of Arizona announced that they are developing a model of the star YV Canis Majoris, which is about 3,840 light years away. The developed model will be used to predict how the massive star, which falls into the category of red supergiant star, will die.

One more question mark about the stars will be solved:

The lives of stars and the stages they go through is one of the topics that is still discussed in the scientific world. Although it is known that the stars generally follow a certain order, it is still not known exactly how red supergiants such as VY Canis Majoris die. Some people think that these stars explode (supernova) like other stars.

Scientists at the University of Arizona also want to clear this question mark. In this context, scientists collected the radio waves of gas and dust scattered from the star with the world’s most powerful telescope ALMA. While a total of more than one terabyte of data has been obtained to date, it is stated that the processing of this data continues. With the processing of the data, it will be revealed how the star looks and how it can eventually die.