One of the largest known stars, UY Scuti is a red supergiant with a radius 1,700 times that of the Sun, located 9,500 light-years away. Known as “Herschel’s Garnet Star” due to its red hue, Mu Cephei ...

Betelgeuse is a red giant star that is about 100,000 times the brightness of the sun and is more than 400 million times the sun’s volume. The star is nearing the end of its lifespan. When Betelgeuse ...

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But there are stars in the Universe that are even bigger than Antares! Here is a comparison of the Sun with one of the largest known stars in the galaxy, VY Canis Majoris. Red hypergiant star VY Canis ...