By RAPHAEL G. SATTER 2010-07-21T11:56:59Z LONDON (AP) -- A huge ball of brightly burning gas drifting through a neighboring galaxy may be the heaviest star ever discovered - hundreds of times more massive than the sun, scientists said Wednesday after working out its weight for the first time....
Scientists Find Most Massive Star Ever Discovered
By RAPHAEL G. SATTER, Associated Press
Wed, 07/21/2010 - 4:56am
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