Help us support animal welfare in our own backyards by going to https://www.farmkind.giving/what-if?promo=whatif You can fit over a MILLION Earths inside our Sun. But you could squeeze over a BILLION Suns into the absolutely gigantic star named Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse is an unstable red supergiant that's rapidly pushing into its final fusion cycles before it detonates in an extremely violent supernova. You really wouldn’t want to see this in our neighborhood. If Betelgeuse replaced our Sun, it would swallow half the Solar System. And that's before it explodes. Would you survive? Well, it ain't looking so good for you, but let's find out. 00:00 What If Betelgeuse Replaced Our Sun? 01:00 600 light-years away 09:54 160 light-years away 12:40 50 light-years away 14:34 1 AU away Ever wondered what would actually happen? Explore our biggest What If scenarios and go deeper with the What If community 👇 📘 The What If Book: https://bit.ly/WIFBook 📝 Articles: https://whatifshow.com/ ───────────────────────────── JOIN THE COMMUNITY ───────────────────────────── 💬 Discord: https://discord.gg/Bj5UnspbwE 📲 WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va8VC502ER6r1yk1yP2Y 📸 Instagram: http://bit.ly/whatif-instagram 🐦 Twitter/X: http://bit.ly/whatif-twitter 📘 Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-whatif ───────────────────────────── SUPPORT WHAT IF ───────────────────────────── 👕 Merch: https://bit.ly/shopwhatif ❤️ Join this channel for exclusive perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/whatifshow/membership ───────────────────────────── MORE FROM UNDERKNOWN ───────────────────────────── 🧠 Aperture – Philosophy & Psychology: https://bit.ly/aperture-show 🆘 How to Survive – Survival Science: https://bit.ly/how-to-survive-show ───────────────────────────── 📩 Brand partnerships & collaborations: [email protected] Produced by Underknown: https://underknown.com #betelgeuse #sun #solarsystem #space #nasa #cosmos #earth