Sun-like massive star discovered

Scientists have reportedly discovered a massive star 10 times the mass of the Sun.

Researchers at LESIA, a laboratory of the Paris observatory(France)and AGO, a laboratory of Litige University(Belgium) studied the massive star-VIGG1ql(HD180642) for more than 150 days and observed that it displays solar-like pulsations which have, so far, never been detected in any heavenly body.

The sun oscillates (fluctuations in its diameter) at a period of around five minutes and these motions represent the superposition of millions of independent modes.

The study of oscillations can lead to better understanding of stars' interiors as well as help physicists learn the reasons behind the cause for the fluctuations taking place in the sun.