2025.10.31

Can We Survive the Death of the Sun?

In a few billion years the sun will turn into a red giant star

An artist's impression of our far-future sun is seen from a molten Earth landscape. |Chris Butler/Science Source

An artist's impression of our far-future sun is seen from a molten Earth landscape. |Chris Butler/Science Source

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