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Artist’s impression of the red hypergiant star VY Canis Majoris NASA / ESA / Hubble / R. Humphreys, University of Minnesota / J. Olmsted, STScI. Artist’s impression of the red hypergiant star VY Canis Majoris. Located about 3,009 light-years from Earth, VY Canis Majoris is possibly the most massive star in the Milky Way.