Jun 4, 2025 · Discover what will happen when the sun dies, from its red giant phase to its final transformation — plus why we don’t need to worry for billions of years.

Feb 12, 2015 · In a few billion years, the sun will become a red giant so large that it will engulf our planet. But the Earth will become uninhabitable much sooner than that.

Nov 12, 2024 · The sun has been our source of energy for billions of years. While some wonder if it will eventually explode, it won't, but its death will be much slower.

Jul 28, 2025 · Over the next few billion years, the Sun will gradually change. As hydrogen in its core depletes, fusion will slow, and the core will contract under gravity. To compensate, the …

Oct 3, 2024 · Let me start by reassuring you that the Sun isn’t going to explode. One of the most common misconceptions I encounter is the idea that the Sun is fated to go supernova …

Aug 19, 2025 · The Sun, a star of modest size, will not end in a dramatic supernova like much larger stars. Instead, it will undergo profound transformations over billions of years.

Feb 11, 2025 · Learn about the Sun’s age, lifetime, temperature, and future fate. The Sun will eventually reach the end of its evolution and experience an explosion. Scientists study the …

Dec 19, 2021 · After the sun has burned through most of the hydrogen in its core, it will transition to its next phase as a red giant. At this point roughly 5 billion years in the future, the sun will …

Dec 12, 2023 · It means our sun will run out of fuel in its interior. It’ll cease the internal thermonuclear reactions that enable stars to shine. It’ll swell into a red giant, whose outer …

After the hydrogen runs out, there will be a period of 2-3 billion years whereby the sun will go through the phases of star death. Once the hydrogen runs out, our yellow dwarf star will begin …