• Question: whats the biggest star you have ever found

    Asked by 09ethmees2 to Evan on 22 Jun 2011.
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      Evan Keane answered on 22 Jun 2011:

      Good question! Actually the stars I have found, neutron stars, are in a way very small AND very big. They are small in size and are all about 20 kilometres in diameter, which is very small for a star. It is about the size of Greater Manchester. But they weigh more than the Sun!!!! Think about that – that is mind-boggling! This means they are very dense, and if you work it out a teaspoon of neutron star weighs as much as 500 million tyrannosaurus rexes! 😀

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