This Star Defies Everything Astronomers Thought They Knew
In the vast dark, a star eighteen thousand nine hundred light-years from Earth is dying. A star so massive that two thousand one hundred fifty Suns could fit inside it. A star that would swallow Saturn’s orbit if dropped into our solar system. We’re going to meet Stephenson 2-18, the new biggest star in the universe — a giant hidden behind a wall of cosmic dust, breathing out a hurricane of mass, and counting down to one of the most violent explosions our galaxy can produce. From the forgotten photograph that revealed it, to the satellite measurement that dethroned the old champion, to the strange possibility that it has already died without telling us — this is the full story of a star that defies everything we thought we knew.
Credit to : Late Science