What If You Fell Into Stars & Planets by Mind Astray - Dailymotion

Mind Astray

What If You Fell Into a G-Type Main Sequence Star? Every day, we look up and see the source of light and life on Earth. It feels steady and kind always glowing in the sky. But what if that comforting yellow light turned into something deadly? Imagine falling into a G-type main sequence star, the same kind of star as our Sun. The idea itself is chilling—a cosmic horror story. Yet if you imagine such a fall, it takes you on an incredible journey right into the blazing core of a celestial fire. Get ready to explore the ultimate inferno. What if you ended up falling into the Sun? This G-type main sequence star, which creates all the energy that keeps life going on Earth, would become the end of the road for you. Dive into an intense and detailed journey with Mind Astray to explore a realistic fall straight into the heart of the Sun, the central force of our solar system. Feel the deadly burn of the Sun’s photosphere, the chaos of its chromosphere, the strange searing heat of the corona, the swirling convection zone, the radiation-packed energy zone, and , the core where nuclear fusion powers it all. The extreme temperatures crushing forces, and lethal radiation would destroy anything trying to approach such a powerhouse. Uncover how G-type stars work and how their perfect positioning makes life possible from the safety of millions of miles away. #GTypeStar #FallingIntoTheSun #stellarphysics #spaceexploration #whatif #astrophysics #science #space #universe #solarphysics #sunset

Transcript

00:00what would happen if the sun our reliable source of light and warmth started changing

00:05imagine it swelling up cooling down and transforming into something massive and strange

00:12and what if for some reason you found yourself falling into this new and evolving giant

00:18let's dive into a fascinating stage of a star's life today what might it be like to fall into a

00:24sub-giant star a sub-giant isn't as explosive as a supernova or as enormous as a red giant that

00:31could stretch across our solar system it is a star going through an important and often ignored

00:37period of change in a few billion years our sun will reach this stage this stage happens when a

00:44star uses up all the hydrogen in its core after billions of years it's almost like the star

00:50prepares itself for a final dramatic change as you move closer to this expanding aging star

00:56what stands out as an unmistakable sign that this isn't just an ordinary star

01:02is it the overwhelming heat the intense light or could it be something deeper about a star's journey

01:09through life the very first thing you'd see is how enormous it is a regular sub-giant can grow to have

01:16a radius two to ten times larger than our sun s it may not be as enormous as betelgeuse but it is still

01:23a massive ball of burning gas a sub-giant doesn't have a solid surface that would crush you like other

01:31stars it is made of hot plasma and is spread out its outer layers though are much thinner and much hotter

01:38than anything you can imagine experiencing fusion in a sub-giant works from that of a main sequence star

01:45a sub-giant no longer uses hydrogen fusion in its core instead the energy comes from a burning hydrogen

01:53shell surrounding the dead helium core in the center this type of shell burning works better at producing

01:59energy this makes the star grow larger and its surface cool down a bit creating its signature reddish color

02:06you wouldn't face the intense radiation of a younger or hotter star but the heat alone would be too much to

02:12survive even though the outer atmosphere isn't as hot as the sun's core it would still reach thousands

02:19of degrees kelvin falling into this would mean breaking apart from the heat your body would turn

02:25into ionized plasma bit by bit as you sank deeper this process wouldn't happen all at once it'd be a slow

02:32and unstoppable change the deeper you went the density would grow while the gravity wouldn't stretch

02:39you like spaghettification right away its force would be strong what would your mind feel as the

02:46unending pull drags you closer to a place where matter is shaped and changed into something new unlike

02:53the steady nature of the main sequence a sub-giant's core shrinks while its outer parts stretch outward

02:59inside big changes are reshaping the star you would fall through layers with shifting pressure and heat

03:07where each part contributes to the star s slow shift into a red giant this is the calm before things get wild

03:15the quiet lead up to the stars more exciting next stage the sub-giant phase doesn't last long

03:21just a few million years for a star like the sun in cosmic terms it passes in the blink of an eye

03:29it's a short-lived step before the star puffs up into a red giant as you get closer to the hydrogen

03:36burning shell the heat would rise fast and radiation would grow much stronger this is where the star creates

03:44most of its energy the pressures in this area are so intense that they force hydrogen atoms to merge into

03:50helium if your atoms stayed intact at all they would be torn apart and pushed into those same nuclear

03:56reactions then there's the core it's made of helium that isn't fusing yet it's dense and hot gathering

04:04more helium from the burning shell layered above it what would it be like to fall into the silent heart

04:09of a star where events build up toward future explosions this center is important it sets the star's final

04:17course for its next big change in stars like the sun helium fusion will start in the core

04:24this makes the star shrink a bit and settle onto the horizontal branch however before fusion begins

04:31the core keeps compressing and the star continues growing larger moving toward its red giant phase

04:38the end inside a sub-giant star isn't dramatic like a supernova

04:43it's a slow and essential blending process the star's plasma would absorb your atoms making

04:49them part of its greater currents over time they would contribute to the changes and progress within

04:55the star's life cycle the carbon oxygen and iron in your body came from the core of a colossal ancient

05:03star that exploded long before your time you are made of stardust falling into a sub-giant connects you back

05:11to this cosmic origin and keeps the ongoing pattern of stars being born and dying alive venturing into

05:18a sub-giant shows us that stars don't stay the same they are alive in their own way always shifting

05:25growing and going through big changes we belong to these cycles in the universe we aren't separate from

05:32it we're a small but essential part of its incredible story the idea of falling into a star sounds scary

05:40but sub-gents tell a different story they show how stars endure using up hydrogen and getting ready for

05:47their next stage in life they act as a link in the universe's timeline a short-lived phase packed with

05:53energy and the hint of an exciting and unstable future ahead so when you gaze at the stars

06:00keep in mind that every star follows its own journey of change even the so-called quiet sub-gents hold

06:07clues about the amazing story of the universe what other mysteries of the universe catch your attention

06:14are there any wild what-if questions you'd love to examine drop your thoughts about space in the comments

06:20if diving into the core of a sub-giant got you thinking about your place in the universe hit like

06:27share this video with a friend who loves space and subscribe to see more eye-opening journeys through

06:33the cosmos until then keep looking up and exploring the endless skies

What If You Fell Into A Subgiant Star?

Category

Transcript

Be the first to comment

What If You Fell Into Stars & Planets

Recommended