Sunday, October 23, 2011

Video : Biggest known star in the Universe



An excellent video on the scale of the universe that shows how small we are in the big plan of things. It starts with the earth and shows the local planets, then the sun and more suns of the universe growing in size till we get to the biggest known sun, Vy Canis Majoris and that is just one big star. Placed in our solar system, VY Canis Majoris's surface would extend beyond the orbit of Saturn. Yes folks a clever well thought out video which explains the enormity of the universe and the context of our lives.

Biggest known star : Vy Canis Majoris Find out more about Vy Canis Majoris from Wikipedia

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