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The largest known star, UY Scuti, is so big that it would take 1,700 years to walk around it at normal walking speed.
This hypergiant star has a radius more than 1,700 times that of our Sun. If placed at the center of our solar system, it would extend beyond Jupiter's orbit. Despite its massive size, it's not the most massive star known - that title belongs to R136a1, which has more mass but a smaller radius.
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The most magnetic object known is a special type of neutron star.
Magnetars are neutron stars with magnetic fields so powerful they could wipe a credit card's data from halfway...
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The most reflective planet in the solar system is Venus.
Venus reflects about 70% of the sunlight that reaches it, thanks to its thick cloud cover of sulfuric...
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Some exoplanets orbit around dead stars.
Several planets have been discovered orbiting pulsars, the incredibly dense remnants of exploded stars. The first confirmed exoplanets...