Among Largest Stars

VY Canis Majoris

VY Canis Majoris is one of the largest known stars by radius — a red hypergiant that would extend nearly to the orbit of Saturn if placed in our solar system. It is ejecting vast shells of gas and dust into space and will eventually explode

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