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Massive Tidal Waves Taller Than The Sun Are Crashing on a Distant Star
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An illustration of the heartbeat system. (Melissa Weiss/CfA)And it's difficult to comprehend the size of these waves, which reach about a fifth of the radius of the larger star: the waves can reach some 4.3 million kilometers (2.7 million miles) high, taller than three of our own Suns stacked on top of each other. It's the sort of event that would be the centerpiece of a science fiction movie.
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