Earth vs UY Scuti

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UY Scuti is big. Very big. Using highly accurate visual models, we compare the size of Earth side-by-side with the Solar System's prominent objects, along with some of the largest known stars, in size order, leading up to UY Scuti, the largest star in the known Universe. Credit: NASA Music: Fortitude, Lance Conrad Visual Models: Universe Sandbox http://instagram.com/nasa_bestpix/ http://fb.me/NASAbestpix

Tags: earth, size, comparison, solar system, universe, uy scuti, rigel, sirius, betelgeuse, moon, mercury, scale, mars, venus, neptune, uranus, saturn, jupiter, pluto, sun

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