This Star Could Swallow Our Solar System | The Terrifying Hypergiant
Long-form8:18Science & Technology4.9× channel median
Published Oct 11, 2026, 11:18 PM · 4d ago
Beyond The Rings
12.1K subscribers · median 2.9K views
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14,062
+40 views/hour
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92
0.7% of views
Comments
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3.1K
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4.9×
Rank in channel
#4
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0.8%
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Description
Some stars are so huge that they make our Sun look absolutely tiny. In this video, we explore giant stars, the largest in the universe, and the incredible scale of these massive objects.
From familiar stars like our Sun, to red supergiants and red hypergiants, we'll discover how stars grow to sizes that are almost impossible to imagine. And as we move from one star to the next, you'll see what happens when we compare these giants to our own Solar System.
How big can a star really get? What would happen if one of these massive stars replaced our Sun? And just how small would Earth look beside a stellar giant?
We'll explore stars like Pollux, Rigel, Betelgeuse and NML Cygni, using cinematic space visuals and scale comparisons to bring their incredible sizes to life!
If you enjoy space, astronomy, the biggest stars, and the mysteries of the universe, this journey is for you!
Please subscribe to Beyond the Rings for more cinematic journeys across the universe.
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Source:
https://www.eso.org/public/belgium-fr/images/potw1726b/
https://www.nasa.gov/science-research/astrophysics/nasa-scientist-finds-predicted-companion-star-to-betelgeuse/
Credit:
Space Engine Pro
Universe Sandbox - https://universesandbox.com/
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Uppbeat
Elevenlabs
Advanced editing techniques
NASA/JPL/NOIRLab. Visualization: NOIRLab.
NASA imagery: https://images.nasa.gov/
Sun's sonification by NASA
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Tags
Massive starsBetelgeuseRed supergiantsNML CygniSolar systemRigelPolluxSun
Details
- Published
- Oct 11, 2026, 11:18 PM
- Length
- 8:18 (498 s)
- Format
- Long-form
- Category
- Science & Technology
- Audio language
- EN-US
- Quality
- HD
- Captions
- No
- Made for kids
- No
- Licensed content
- Yes
- Video ID
- zHPejnANPEE
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