6 Biggest Objects in the Universe

Our Universe is a huge place, full of huge things. Stars, Planets, Galaxies and clusters of Galaxies are endless. It’s very hard to imagine the space and things out there from our tiny planet. We should feel humbled by the universe’s incredible size and grandeur. Who knows what will be discovered in the future? Check out these 6 biggest objects in the Universe.

GQ Lupi b – Largest Exoplanet

Discovered in 2005, Astronomers didn’t know what to make of the mysterious object. GQ Lupi b orbits a young star some 2.5 times farther than Pluto is from our sun. Estimates suggest that GQ Lupi b has a radius of 3.5 times bigger than Jupiter, meaning if it is proved to be an exoplanet it is the very largest example ever found!

UY Scuti – Largest Star

UY Scuti is a massive star with a radius 1700 times larger than our sun. This makes it the biggest known star in the universe by far. If UY Scuti was at the centre of the solar system its edge would extend as far or Jupiter! The gas and dust bursting out from the massive star would extend much further out, probably beyond Pluto’s orbit, or in real terms 400 times the distance between the Earth and the Sun!