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@cosmomyst · Post #592 · 12/31/2025, 12:21 PM
🪐 The star VY Canis Majoris, located about 3,900 light-years from Earth, is one of the largest known stars in the universe—so huge that if placed at the center of our solar system, its surface would reach beyond the orbit of Jupiter. This red hypergiant loses mass at an incredible rate, creating vast clouds of dust and gas that make it appear as a dim, shifting patch in telescopes rather than a sharp point of light. ✨ #unusualstars⚡#hypergiants⚡#spacefacts⚡#nasa⚡#galaxy⚡#stars⚡#astronomy⚡#universe⚡#cosmos⚡#space 👉subscribe Universe Mysteries 👉more Channels