UY Scuti, one of the largest known stars in our galaxy, is so massive that if it replaced our Sun, Earth would orbit inside it; however, such massive stars burn through their fuel extremely quickly and only live for a few million years, making them transient celestial objects.
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This star is so massive it could swallow Earth's entire orbit around the Sun.
UY [music] Scuti is one of the largest known stars in our galaxy. If you placed it where our Sun is, it would stretch past Jupiter.
But here's what gets me about stars this size.
They burn through their fuel so fast, [music] they only live a few million years. So when you see a star like this, you're watching something that won't be around much longer. Subscribe to Helio facts for more mind-blowing space facts.
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