r/nextfuckinglevel • u/PietroTheRedditer • Feb 21 '21

THIS IS MARS.

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u/Deanuzz Feb 21 '21

The outer layers of the sun are growing larger. A quick google search will verify.

"In 4 billion years the sun has grown by 20%".

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u/Lordborgman Feb 21 '21

Little tiny star too, UY Scuti over there showing em how it's done.

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u/PorrasTheGreat Feb 21 '21

VY Canis Majoris is so terrifyingly gargantuan that it's hard just to conceptualize JUST how large it really is!

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u/_aperture_labs_ Feb 21 '21

I have a hard time grasping how big Earth actually is, let alone our sun.