How Big Is BETELGEUSE Really
It is a star so enormous that it breaks the human imagination. If Betelgeuse replaced our Sun, its surface would stretch past Mars — swallowing Earth whole.In this episode, I reveal the true size of Betelgeuse, the red supergiant marking Orion's shoulder. For decades, measurements have varied wildly because this star breathes. It pulsates. It changes shape. Current estimates place its radius between 640 and 1,180 times that of our Sun[citation:1][citation:5]. That means over 1.6 billion Suns could fit inside it. But here is what makes Betelgeuse terrifying: its edge is not solid. It is a…
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