The Sun is the source of life on Earth. It radiates light and heat, or solar energy, which makes it possible for various species to flourish on Earth. But what will happen when the giant star expends all its fuel? This is the subject of a study undertaken by a group of scientists and submitted to the Astrophysical Journal. The scientists have said in the paper that five billion years from now, the Sun will lose all its life-giving powers and become a red giant.
Giving details about the chaos that will follow, the researchers said that our home, the Earth, will meet an ignominious end. They claimed that Sun will devour Mercury, Venus and possibly the Earth.
The researchers performed three-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations to understand a range of outcomes after a planet is engulfed by a Sun-like star. They said that the outcomes depend on the size of the engulfed object and the stage of the star's evolution.
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