consisting of an old red giant and a white dwarfa dense remnant of a star. The red giant, a Mira variable type, dwarfs our Sun by more than 400 times. NASA elaborated: "The bloated monster star ...

The fading summer leaves us more hours of darkness to enjoy the stars, which is nice for finding some of the less obvious treasures of the night sky. Jupiter rises in the east about two and a half ...

The variable star is a type of red giant called a Mira-type variable. It's a complete opposite to its companion star. Rather than extremely compact and dense, the red giant is bloated and red.