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https://power2innovate.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/a-colossal-star-erupts.jpg800373CHARA Array false-color images of RW Cephei from December 2022 (left) and Jul 2023 (right). The patchy appearance results from dust created by a huge ejection from the star. The star is huge but it is so far away that it appears about one million times smaller than the full moon in the sky. Credit: …