The remaining age of the Sun is said to have been calculated. What will happen if the center of the solar system dies?
This universe has many components in it. Earth is the only planet that humans can live on.
Earth moves around a large star called the Sun along with seven other planets. These planets near the Sun eventually created a system called the solar system.
The sun as the main star has a very important role. However, currently there are estimates of the Sun’s remaining life. What will happen before his death?
Also Read: NASA’s New MUSE and HelioSwarm Mission Towards the Sun, What For?
Estimated Remaining Age of the Sun
Scientists have managed to estimate the remaining life span of the Sun. You need to know that the Sun is an ordinary star.
It looks big because of its close proximity to Earth. As a star, of course the Sun has a lifetime. It will die when there is no more fuel to generate energy in it.
Currently, there are estimates that the Sun’s life span is 10 billion years. The center of the solar system is now 4.6 billion years old.
Although the age of the Sun is only about 10 billion years left, but the Sun will undergo several phase changes before its death. 5 billion years from now, the outer part of the Sun will shrink and then enlarge again.
The sun will become larger than its previous size, even reaching Mars. That means, the Earth will be swallowed by the Sun.
However, that is on the record that there is still life on Earth. Because, other predictions say that the Earth will only last up to 1 billion years into the future.
Also Read: NASA’s New MUSE and HelioSwarm Mission Towards the Sun, What For?
What Happens to Earth When the Sun Dies?
There is a team of researchers who predict the process of death of the Sun. Research in 2018 revealed that the nebula will become a glowing bubble of gas and dust as it approaches the rest of the Sun’s lifespan.
“When a star dies, it releases gas and dust called a shroud into space. Such shrouds can reach half the mass of a star and will reveal their core at the point of running, running out of fuel, and dying,” wrote University of Manchester co-author and astrophysicist Albert Zijlstar.
He also said that there would be a shining veil emerging from the hot core of the Sun 10 thousand years from now. That’s when the nebula came into view.
When the Sun dies, life on Earth won’t notice it right away. The Futurism page says that humans will only realize the sun is dead 8.5 minutes later.
By the time humans realized that, the Earth had become night forever. Next Earth will travel between stars at a speed of 18 miles per second.
When the Sun dies, the Earth’s temperature will drop drastically. In the first week, the temperature will be 0, then -100 until later it becomes -240 degrees Celsius.
Also Read: NASA and ESA’s Most Amazing Close-Up Portraits of the Sun
Earth will still retain some heat from its core. However, life will never be the same again.
Not only Earth will be affected when the remaining life of the Sun runs out, but also all objects around it, starting from the moon, other planets, and other objects that reflect light. (R10/HR-Online)
–
