The smallest star ever discovered in terms of diameter is a magnetar (SGR 1935+2154) located in the Milky Way roughly 30,000 light-years away. This incredible object is only around 5 miles in diameter, but it’s unbelievably dense. So dense that a teaspoon of it would weigh about 10 million tons! On top of its inconceivable density, this magnetar was also discovered to be the source of fast radio bursts, which are mysterious and rarely detected bursts of radio waves from space. These bursts emit as much energy in one millisecond as the Sun emits in 10,000 years! 📸 Credit: Maciej Rebisz

RT @FarLife1: There are more stars in the Universe than grains of sand on Earth! Some estimates put the total grains of sand on Earth at r…

@Reeva_Fb 🤯

@345_space True.

@SyeClops It definitely helps seeing the zeros. I hope you have a great day too! ✨

@DMC4277 Love that quote.

@Tybernicus17 Agreed. We would likely have observed one by now if they existed in this dimension.

@LaoneHuman I think that’s probably true.

@A_Philosopher That would be a very interesting mission to Gonggong.

@PulseStellar To be fair, there’s a mix of galaxies and nebulae in this image. Still stunning nonetheless.

@SCIENCE_Space_T I think we need to send an advanced space probe to Uranus and Neptune.

@plutoskybase

@realexploration Perhaps in the very distant future.

@SyeClops Amazing indeed!

@BlackInWhite434 Great fact!

@Kreeped True. Fortunately our solar system is relatively stable and we don’t foresee any large objects causing disturbances. But of course anything can happen in this crazy Universe!