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Stars are of course not alive. However, as to whether it still exists, we cannot be sure. As it is about 550 light years away, if it were to explode today, we would not know for about 550 years. So it is possible it has been gone for a few hundred years and we don't know yet.

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Yes, Antares is still alive. It is a red supergiant star located in the constellation Scorpius, about 550 light years away from Earth. It is in the later stages of its life cycle and is expected to eventually explode as a supernova.

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Is Antares still alive?

At 883 times the size of our Sun, the supergiant star Antares is very much 'alive'.


What is Antares' brightest star?

Antares is a red supergiant star and not a constellation or an asterism.


Is Antares a thermal star?

Antares is a slow variable star. All stars are "thermal"


Which star is densest Antares spica or Polaris?

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What is special about Antares?

antares is one of the biggest star known.


How many stars does antares have?

Antares (Alpha Scorpii) is a huge red hypergiant star, with a radius 800 times that of our own sun. There are some bigger stars though, such as Betelgeuse (1180 solar radii) and V354 Cephei (1520 solar radii), but the biggest known star is VY Canis Majoris, which is estimated to have a diameter between 1800 and 2100 times that of our own sun. If it were in the centre of our solar system its edges would almost reach the orbit of Saturn.


What is the name of the super giant star in Scorpio?

Antares is the supergiant star in the constellation Scorpio.Antares is the supergiant in the constellation Scorpio.


Which is the brighter star Antares or Betelgeuse?

Betelgeuse is generally brighter than Antares. Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star in the constellation of Orion and is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, while Antares is a red supergiant in the constellation Scorpius and appears slightly dimmer than Betelgeuse from Earth's perspective.


What contains the star Antares.?

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What color is the star Antares?

blue


Is the star Antares a supergiant?

Yes, it is a red supergiant star.


What star is in the Scorpion?

The star in the constellation Scorpius that is brightest is Antares. It is a red supergiant star located about 550 light-years away from Earth.