The Sun will go supernova and destroy the Milky Way. But fear not, this won't happen for another 5 billion years. Humanity will probably kill itself off before the Sun dies.
When the sun runs out of fuel for fusion, it will expand into a red giant, shedding its outer layers into space, before eventually collapsing into a white dwarf. This process will take several billion years to occur.
At first, the sun will soon run out of its primary fuel, hydrogen. This will cause the sun's layers to expand, becoming a red giant. This will likely happen in 5 billion years. While scientists are unsure whether the expanded the sun will engulf the Earth or not, it will likely end life on Earth nonetheless.After it runs out of all fuel, including the heavier elements, it will begin shedding its outer layers and become a planetary nebula. Life on Earth would've almost certainly ceased by then.
It is postulated that towards the end of its life cycle, the sun will become a red giant, which will consume several of the inner planets, possible including the earth. Even if the diameter of the sun does not expand to the point where the earth is consumed, the increased heat and radiation due to the sun's closer proximity will exterminate life on earth. Eventually, the sun will collapse into a white dwarf.
The sun burns hydrogen as fuel through a process called nuclear fusion. This process involves the fusion of hydrogen atoms to create helium, releasing energy in the form of light and heat.
Hydrogen is the fuel used by the sun, helium is the waste produced by hydrogen use in the fusion process
No, it is hydrogen that is the fuel for fusion in the sun
Yes, but it is a long way off
When the sun runs out of fuel it is expected to turn into a red supergiant engulfing earth. Then it is supposed to shrink into a white dwarf.
When the sun runs out of fuel for fusion, it will expand into a red giant, shedding its outer layers into space, before eventually collapsing into a white dwarf. This process will take several billion years to occur.
no combustion dose not fuel the sun but the sun is fueled by a nuclear reaction known as fusion.
It will turn into a Red Giant and then its corona expands and disintegrates all of the Rocky Planets.
Fusion of hydrogen into helium
The hydrogen in the Sun is fuel for the nuclear fusion reaction.
When the sun starts to burn off all of its fuel, however, it will start to lose its mass. The sun will then start to expand into a red giant. After this phase, the remaining part will shrink and become a white dwarf, which is about Earth's size but a million times denser and very hot. The expanded part of the sun will be released into space, creating a planetary nebula, which is basically an enormous ball of gas.
At first, the sun will soon run out of its primary fuel, hydrogen. This will cause the sun's layers to expand, becoming a red giant. This will likely happen in 5 billion years. While scientists are unsure whether the expanded the sun will engulf the Earth or not, it will likely end life on Earth nonetheless.After it runs out of all fuel, including the heavier elements, it will begin shedding its outer layers and become a planetary nebula. Life on Earth would've almost certainly ceased by then.
It is postulated that towards the end of its life cycle, the sun will become a red giant, which will consume several of the inner planets, possible including the earth. Even if the diameter of the sun does not expand to the point where the earth is consumed, the increased heat and radiation due to the sun's closer proximity will exterminate life on earth. Eventually, the sun will collapse into a white dwarf.
The sun burns hydrogen as fuel through a process called nuclear fusion. This process involves the fusion of hydrogen atoms to create helium, releasing energy in the form of light and heat.