Scientists Find Most Massive Star Ever Discovered

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....

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