Mindful kids: The five biggest stars in the known universe
We all know the sun is very big, but it is certainly not the biggest star out there.
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OUTER space is endless and ever-growing. It is filled with billions and billions of stars – so much more than there are specks of dust on earth, and even more are born each second.
A star is defined as an immense ball of burning plasma, held together by its own gravity. The star that we are most familiar with is the sun. We all know the sun is very big, but it is certainly not the biggest star out there.
Humans have yet to discover most of everything that is in outer space, but for now, here is a list of the five biggest stars in the known universe.
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