“When Will the Sun Eat the Earth? Understanding Our Sun’s Life Cycle”

2023-05-14 01:21:51

Recently there was a piece of news saying thatScientists have revealed the date when the sun will eat the earth.” While it is true that this phenomenon does occur, it must be noted Therefore, billions of years have disappeared. This is information we have known for a long time.

On May 3, a new scientific study was published He documented the first observation of a star that grew and “swallowed” a planet. A star’s growth is part of its life cycle It’s normal.

It is mentioned in the record Our sun will undergo a similar aging process in regarding 5 billion years.. It will likely grow to 100 times its current diameter Known as the red giant.

during that time During the growth period, Mercury absorbs Venus and Earth more often; The three planets closest to a star in our solar system.

This information as we expected, This is something we’ve known for years.. truly, An animated representation was distributed in 2019 Made by European Space Agency (ESA) where we can see the growth of our sun.

Our sun will become a red star

the The National Center for Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) respect What Our Sun has regarding 5 billion years before it becomes a red giant and “swallows” the Earth.

To give us an idea of ​​what time it represents, It is more years than the earth has been. The current estimate is regarding 4,543 million years old. This gap is just that It is impossible to predict what will happen to humanity next.

The stars love us The sun burns hydrogen in its core for most of their lives. Once this fuel is used up, it increases in size. become red giant stars.

After millions of years, stars like the Sun lose their outer layers, so they only leave the heart of death. At that time they change What do we know? white dwarf.

from here, The sun engulfing the Earth does not indicate any imminent threat. We are currently facing The most pressing crises are drought and biodiversity lossBoth are related Climate crisis.

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