Stephenson 2-18 is a red hypergiant star so massive that if placed at the center of our solar system, it would extend to Saturn, and it challenges our understanding of stellar physics by existing at the absolute limit of stellar size without collapsing under its own gravity.
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This Star Is Bigger Than The Solar System! (It Shouldn't Exist) ππ€―Added:
There is a star so massive that it shouldn't even exist. It is so huge that if placed at the center of our solar system, it would swallow everything up to Saturn.
Named Stephenson 2-18, this monster defies the laws of physics, pushing the absolute limit of stellar size.
Scientists believe a star this big should collapse under its own gravity, yet it's still burns bright.
Is this the ultimate king of the cosmos?
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