Fate of our Sun

Our sun is predicted to be around for another five billion years. During that time, it will gradually get warmer and warmer until it turns into a Red Giant. After that it will turn into a Planetary Nebula. Next it will become a white dwarf, until finally becoming a black dwarf.

Stars bigger than our sun, have however, a different path to follow. They will become a red supergiant, then a nebula, and lastly a neutron star or a black hole.

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~ by supersunscience on October 21, 2009.

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