What If All the Planets Doubled in Size?

Some of the planets in our Solar System are gigantic. But what if they got even bigger? Let’s explore the chaos that doubling the size of every planet would create. What would life be like on a super-Earth? How large would Jupiter need to become a star? And could Pluto regain its planetary status? Thanks to Established Titles for sponsoring this video! Get 10% off on any purchase with code WhatIf. Go to https://establishedtitles.com/WhatIf to support the channel! Questions or concerns? Contact us: https://underknown.com/contact/ Get our 100 best episodes in one book: http://bit.ly/ytc-the-what-if-100-book Subscribe for perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCphTF9wHwhCt-BzIq-s4V-g/join Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Earth The Cosmos: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Cosmos Technology: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Technology Your Body: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Body Humanity: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Humanity Follow What If: Instagram: http://bit.ly/whatif-instagram Discord: https://discord.gg/WzkQPB3nea Twitter: http://bit.ly/whatif-twitter Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-whatif What If in Spanish: http://bit.ly/YT-Spanish-what-if What If in Mandarin: http://bit.ly/YT-Chinese-what-if Podcast: http://bit.ly/yt-what-if-show-podcast Produced by Underknown in Toronto: https://underknown.com 00:00: Introduction to the concept of planets doubling in size01:22: Sponsor message: Established Titles02:27: Impact on Mercury03:06: Impact on Venus03:47: Impact on Earth04:45: Impact on Mars05:29: Impact on Jupiter06:59: Impact on Saturn07:34: Impact on Uranus08:07: Impact on Neptune08:37: Impact on Pluto #planets #space #super-Earth #Jupiter #Pluto #SolarSystem #astronomy #hypotheticalscenarios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices