✨ Sirius: The Brightest Star in the Night Sky! Located in the constellation Canis Major, Sirius is 25 times more luminous than the Sun and only 8.6 light-years away. Visible from almost everywhere on Earth, it’s one of the closest and brightest stars to us! 🌟 🔭 How to Spot It: Use the free astronomy apps Sky Tonight or Star Walk 2 to easily find Sirius in the sky! ©️ DM For Credit or Removal #Sirius #BrightestStar #NightSky #Astronomy #Stargazing #StarWalk | Star Walk

Zooming in on the red hypergiant star VY Canis Majoris. This video sequence takes you on a voyage from a broad vista of the sky into a close-up look at one of the biggest stars in the Milky Way, VY Canis Majoris. The final image comes from the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile. Credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2/N. Risinger | Cosmos Explorer

Stephenson 2-18 has recently become the biggest mf star in the known Universe. Larger than UY Scuti, Antares, Vy Canis Majoris, you name it. The estimated radius is about 2,150 times that of the Sun, and the volume is 10 billion Suns. If Stephenson 2-18 replaced the Sun in the solar system, its photosphere would extend beyond the orbit of Saturn. It would take earth's fastest jet over 500 years to travel around. It would take almost 9 hours at the speed of light. #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #viral