Livyatan Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM0blsuCjlA The largest star ever discovered, approx 2.7 billion km across or 1.7 billion miles, it is close to billion times larger than our Sun. It's always fascinating that we indeed live in a vast universe and we are small specks of dust compared to humongous bodies floating around out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I3lessed Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 unless its all a conspiracy lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livyatan Posted September 3, 2010 Author Share Posted September 3, 2010 Usually larger stars tend to burn up their energy faster, so Canis Majoris might go out soon, if not already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NutnFaNCeY Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 wow. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoGooD Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Not the red sun...my powers will fade!!!! Awesome video Thumper. I somehow feel less significant in the universe, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHANTASM Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 Wow. That's awesome. I didn't know a start could get that big without turning into a black hole from the weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livyatan Posted September 4, 2010 Author Share Posted September 4, 2010 @Phastasm: I didn't think so too. Accidentally stumbled upon this fact on MSN. If this was our Sun, it would extend past Saturn. From what I've read, in 50 mill, give or take, it'll collapse and explode. Whatever is in the vicinity of it (30-50 lightyears) would be devastated on a monumental scale. Any planet with life on it would be wiped out instantly from all the gamma and x-ray radiation. I'd imagine that the black hole would be enormous. VY Canis Majoris is like 4,700 light years from us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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