Red Giant XX Trianguli Has Massive Starspots, Dubbed the ‘Most Spotted Star in the Sky’

Massive starspots have been observed on the red giant star XX Trianguli, located 630 light-years from Earth. These starspots, larger than the sun’s entire surface, make XX Trianguli the “most spotted star in the sky.” Researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam and HUN-REN RCAES discovered that the star’s internal magnetic dynamo is chaotic, differ…

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