I watched a video this morning about Betelgeuse the red supergiant star in Orion. For anyone that isn't aware, it's the bright one in the upper lefthand corner (at least that's it appears on a flat plane looking up at it). Betelgeuse is dying- it's estimated that it's used up about 90-95% of its lifespan... and I don't know why, but for some strange meaning it makes me sad- although it will be there for a long time after I'm dead and buried.
Stars have a lifespan like humans and as they pass the "brightness" phase they begin to expand in size. Betelgeuse is estimated to be approx. 1.4 Billion Km. in diameter... in other words, if it were in the Sun's location, it would take up enough of the solar system to reach Jupiter. The video is fascinating, but in light of the "Climate Change" fraud, it makes me question the veracity of the study (Hell- I question everything). Much of the scientific calculations and projections are done using supercomputers and, as we all know, computers (even super ones) are only as good as the information programmed in to them. If you program conjecture and speculation into a supercomputer- you get superconjecture and superspeculation out (GIGA). Anyway, it's an interesting video to watch and you decide for yourself about the veracity of the science.
