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- noun astronomy Genitive form of
Carina used when naming stars, such as α Carinae.
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Carinae is a massive and unstable star with strong stellar winds.
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One of 68 poems, this one begins with, “Look at Eta Carinae”.
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Over two weeks ago, the USOC cruiser Price of Lusitania, on patrol in the Eta Carinae Colonial Cluster had disappeared with all hands.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » The Five Page Challenge! 2009
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Delicate details of the Carina Nebula where Eta Carinae 'lives'.
Archive 2009-02-01 Bente Lilja Bye 2009
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That is close to the output of Eta Carinae, the current record holder, which shines with the light of about 4.7 million Suns.
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Like many other LBVs, Eta Carinae is shrouded in a nebula of its own making.
MN112 – A New Luminous Blue Variable Found From Its Nebula? | Universe Today 2010
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Eta Carinae is often cited as one of the most likely stars of which we know to erupt as a core collapse supernova.
Probing the Explosive History of Eta Car | Universe Today 2010
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Eta Carinae could blow up sooner than we thought, Dr. Smith said, noting that it could be tomorrow, it could be thousands of years from now.
Kaboom 2007
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Even if it did blow as the new supernova did last fall, at a distance of around 7,500 light years, Eta Carinae would be unlikely to cause any serious harm to Earth, astronomers said.
Kaboom 2007
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The star bears an eerie resemblance to one in our own galaxy, Eta Carinae, which has been burbling and bubbling in the last few centuries as if getting ready for its own outburst.
Kaboom 2007
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