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Nobody knows for sure, but scientists think that it will take at least 11 billion years or longer befor the sun goes out.

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How many years will it take for the sun to no longer support life as we now know it on earth?

I believe it was about 5,000 years before the sun burns out.


The sun burns helium to make what other gas?

The sun burns small amounts of helium and when combined with oxygen, the helium makes neon. The sun burns mostly hydrogen.


Why does the sun always burn and not go out?

The sun burns continuously due to nuclear fusion in its core, where hydrogen atoms fuse to form helium, releasing a huge amount of energy in the process. This process produces the heat and light that we receive from the sun. As long as there is enough hydrogen fuel in the sun's core, it will continue to burn and emit energy.


Does the sun get smaller as the hydrogen gets burned up?

No. The sun actually expands slowly as the hydrogen fuel burns. Eventually the sun will be so large that its out layers will extend out to earth's orbit. The earth will be burned to a crisp long before that, but it will then be completely incinerated and its mass converted into plasma within the sun. Certainly the mass of the sun decreases as it burns its fuel. But that is due to what is called mass deficit. When fusion happens, some of the mass of the protons and neutrons being fused to make a heavier nucleus is converted into binding energy or nuclear glue to hold that new nucleus together. Most of the mass the sun is losing is lost to this phenomenon.


Has anything ever landed on the sun?

only non-man-made items such as asteroids and rocks which have been pulled in by gravity. the Sun is so hot that everything burns as soon as it gets too close to it so we will never send anything there from earth

Related Questions

How long does the Sun have before it burns out?

About 5 billion years.


How long will it be before the sun burns all of its fuel?

Scientists have said it could be billion's of years, when maybe us humans could be extinct. But we are now looking for ways to improve the sun's "life".


When will this world die?

When the Sun burns out or before that if there is an object in space that impacts the Earth


How many years will it take for the sun to no longer support life as we now know it on earth?

I believe it was about 5,000 years before the sun burns out.


What is the history of the sun?

it is born . it burns for a long time. then it will eventually die. the earth has the same fate.


The sun burns helium to make what other gas?

The sun burns small amounts of helium and when combined with oxygen, the helium makes neon. The sun burns mostly hydrogen.


What burns your eyes?

The sun


Why do you get a sunburn when you lay in the sun too long?

because of the suns strong UV rays The rays hit your body and it is so hot it burns you and you have sun burn. :)


What happens as the Sun burns?

when the sun burns, it heats up it sorroundings, that how we get heat, its energy hit earths layers.


What can cause burns?

Burns can come from anything hot. Microwaves, the sun, (sometimes the refrigerator,) a TV, computer, or handheld game that was turned on for a long time, active volcanoes, lava, fire, friction, steam, hot water, etc., can cause burns. Or cold. Burns are caused by rapid changes in temperature


What car did Robert Burns have?

Robert Burns did not have a car as he lived in the 18th century, long before automobiles were invented. He was a renowned Scottish poet and lyricist.


What does reddish sun has water in his eye before long you won't be dry mean?

what does it mean if a reddish sun has water in his eyes;before long you won't be dry