The largest planet in the Universe? Meet ROXs 42 Bb

You have heard about Jupiter. It is the largest planet in the solar system. But when it comes to the largest planet in the Universe, something else beats it hollow. So, what's the largest planet in the Universe? Find out:

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ROXs 42 Bb is the largest planet in the Universe and it has an even larger mass than Jupiter.(image: Jupiter) (NASA)

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1/6 ROXs 42 Bb is the largest planet in the Universe and it has an even larger mass than Jupiter.(image: Jupiter) (NASA)

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ROXs 42 Bb is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits an M-type star. Its mass is 9 times of Jupiter’s. (Image: Jupiter) (NASA)

2/6 ROXs 42 Bb is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits an M-type star. Its mass is 9 times of Jupiter’s. (Image: Jupiter) (NASA)

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According to NASA, ROXs 42 Bb has a radius that’s estimated to be 1.12 times that of Jupiter’s. (Illustrative Image: Jupiter) (NASA)

3/6 According to NASA, ROXs 42 Bb has a radius that’s estimated to be 1.12 times that of Jupiter’s. (Illustrative Image: Jupiter) (NASA)

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 It takes 1968.3 years to complete one orbit of its star, says NASA. [ Representational Image: Jupiter] ( NASA/JPL/SwRI)

4/6  It takes 1968.3 years to complete one orbit of its star, says NASA. [ Representational Image: Jupiter] ( NASA/JPL/SwRI)

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The planet's discovery was announced October 17, 2013 by University of Toronto astronomer Thayne Currie.(Image: Jupiter)  (NASA)

5/6 The planet's discovery was announced October 17, 2013 by University of Toronto astronomer Thayne Currie.(Image: Jupiter)  (NASA)

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With the new detail and discoveries of galaxies and the universe going on at the current rate, possibilities are there that the scientists could find new planets even bigger than ROXs 42 Bb.(Image: Jupiter) (NASA Juno)

6/6 With the new detail and discoveries of galaxies and the universe going on at the current rate, possibilities are there that the scientists could find new planets even bigger than ROXs 42 Bb.(Image: Jupiter) (NASA Juno)