Changes: Red giant

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You may also be looking for a red supergiant.

A red giant is a very large, relatively cool star, formed when a main sequence star runs out of hydrogen and begins fusing helium.

Azati Prime, where the Xindi built their superweapon in the 2150s, is a red giant star. (ENT: "Azati Prime")

The Vandor system is comprised of a red giant and pulsar make up the Vandor system. It was chosen by Paul Manheim as the site of his temporal experiments because of the system's unique gravity signature. (TNG: "We'll Always Have Paris")

A binary star system in the Kavis Alpha sector, studied by Doctor Paul Stubbs with his egg probe in early 2366, consisted of a neutron star and a red giant. (TNG: "Evolution")

One of the Think Tank's accomplishments was re-igniting the red giants of the Zai Cluster. (VOY: "Think Tank")

In 2378, Seven of Nine noted that USS Voyager's sensors had detected a red giant in a region of space supposedly under the control of the R'Kaal. (VOY: "Renaissance Man")

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 :''You may also be looking for a [[red supergiant]].''
-A '''red giant''' is a very large, relatively cool [[star]] comprised mainly of [[ion]]ized [[atom]]s. [[Helium]] is a common [[element]] found within a star of this [[spectral class]], simply due to the fact that they have all but depleted their supply of [[hydrogen]]. {{incite}}
+A '''red giant''' is a very large, relatively cool [[star]], formed when a main sequence star runs out of [[hydrogen]] and begins [[nuclear fusion|fusing]] [[helium]].
+[[Azati Prime]], where the [[Xindi]] built their [[Xindi superweapon|superweapon]] in the [[2150s]], is a red giant star. ({{ENT|Azati Prime}})
-If the star is massive enough, then the helium within it will begin to fuse due to the pressure and temperatures within the star. If the star is relatively small, then it will begin to fade away. {{incite}}
+The [[Vandor system]] is comprised of a red giant and [[pulsar]] make up the [[Vandor system]]. It was chosen by [[Paul Manheim]] as the site of his [[time|temporal]] experiments because of the system's unique [[gravity]] signature. ({{TNG|We'll Always Have Paris}})
-The average temperatures of red giants are between 2,500 and 3,500 [[Kelvin]]. {{incite}}
-The [[Xindi]] were building a [[Xindi superweapon|massive weapon]] to destroy [[Earth]] in [[2153]] on one of their [[military]] [[outpost]]s on [[Azati Prime]] that [[orbit]]ed a red giant star. ({{ENT|Azati Prime}})
+A binary star system in the [[Kavis Alpha sector]], studied by [[Doctor]] [[Paul Stubbs]] with his [[The Egg|egg probe]] in early [[2366]], consisted of a [[neutron star]] and a red giant. ({{TNG|Evolution}})
+One of the [[Think Tank]]'s accomplishments was re-igniting the red giants of the [[Zai Cluster]]. ({{VOY|Think Tank}})
-A [[binary star system|binary]] pair of a red giant and [[pulsar]] make up the [[Vandor system]], chosen by [[Paul Manheim]] as the site of [[time|temporal]] experiments because of the system's unique [[gravity]] signature. ({{TNG|We'll Always Have Paris}})
+In [[2378]], [[Seven of Nine]] noted that [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']]'s [[sensors]] had detected a red giant in a region of space supposedly under the control of the [[R'Kaal]]. ({{VOY|Renaissance Man}})
-A binary star system in the [[Kavis Alpha sector]] studied by [[Doctor]] [[Paul Stubbs]] with his [[The Egg|egg probe]] in early [[2366]] consisted of a [[neutron star]] and a red giant. ({{TNG|Evolution}})
-In [[2378]], [[Seven of Nine]] noted that [[USS Voyager]]'s [[sensors]] detected a red giant in a region of space believed to be under the control of the [[R'Kaal]]. ({{VOY|Renaissance Man}})
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