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The Largest Star In The Universe 0 (0)

What is the largest star in the universe? The answer Google gives you is WRONG. For years, UY Scuti held the title of the biggest star ever discovered, but new data from the Gaia space telescope and a groundbreaking 2023 study cut its size nearly in half. So which star is actually the largest? WATCH MORE: Largest Structures in the Universe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgyMPz5Bse4 In this video, we break down the real contenders, Stephenson 2-18, WOH G64, VY Canis Majoris, and more, and explain why measuring giant stars is one of the hardest problems in astronomy. From red supergiants that swallow entire [See More…]

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First Close-up Picture of a Star Outside Our Galaxy 0 (0)

For the first time ever, astronomers have caught a close-up picture of a star outside our galaxy. The star, named WOH G64, lies 160,000 light-years from Earth. Source: https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2417/ WATCH ANOTHER VIDEO: Did We Just Find The First Planet Outside Our Galaxy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYW-5t1btP8 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH: https://www.cosmoknowledge.com You are welcome to support us so we can create more quality content: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cosmoknowledge Join this channel to get access to the perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdgpfQ5snGKcP-eqoVXI0pw/join SUBSCRIBE ► https://goo.gl/PLLFPz —- Website ► https://cosmoknowledge.com/ Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/itscosmoknowledge Facebook ► https://facebook.com/cosmoknowledge TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmoknowledge Twitter ► https://twitter.com/cosmoknowledge A Cosmoknowledge production. Narrated by: Russell Archey https://www.ravonmedia.com/ Graphics: [See More…]