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UY Scuti Reigns as the Universe’s Biggest Known Star, but Its Crown May Be at Risk
UY Scuti, a red hypergiant about 1,700 times the Sun’s radius, is the universe’s largest known star. Nearly 5 billion suns could fit inside its volume, but rivals like NML Cygni and Westerlund 1-26 challenge its claim to the crown. Astronomers stress that size estimates carry large uncertainties, leaving the title of biggest star still conteste...
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700 Billion Suns! That Is How Much Milky Way Galaxy Weighs
The mass of our Milky Way galaxy has been estimated to be about 700 billion times that of our Sun, say researchers who developed a new method to overcome the galactic challenge.
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UY Scuti Reigns as the Universe’s Biggest Known Star, but Its Crown May Be at Risk
UY Scuti, a red hypergiant about 1,700 times the Sun’s radius, is the universe’s largest known star. Nearly 5 billion suns could fit inside its volume, but rivals like NML Cygni and Westerlund 1-26 challenge its claim to the crown. Astronomers stress that size estimates carry large uncertainties, leaving the title of biggest star still conteste...
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700 Billion Suns! That Is How Much Milky Way Galaxy Weighs
The mass of our Milky Way galaxy has been estimated to be about 700 billion times that of our Sun, say researchers who developed a new method to overcome the galactic challenge.
