Betelgeuse and Aldebaran are red stars.
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Examples of red stars include Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion, Antares in the constellation Scorpius, and Arcturus in the constellation Bootes. These stars appear red due to their lower surface temperatures compared to hotter, blue stars.
Small red stars are called red dwarves. They are the least luminescent and coldest stars.
No, red giant stars are not the largest stars in the universe. There are stars known as supergiant and hypergiant stars that are even larger than red giants. These stars can be hundreds to thousands of times larger than our Sun.
Red stars can be smaller or larger than blue stars as there are two types of red star. Red dwarfs are much smaller than blue stars while red giants are much larger than blue stars.
No, blue stars are actually hotter than red stars. The color of a star is determined by its temperature, with blue stars being among the hottest and red stars being among the coolest.
Red stars are cooler than stars of other colors but are still quite hot, which is why the glow red.