12 hours ago · A clear guide to the Sun's age, life cycle, and eventual fate. Learn how scientists measure its age and what will happen when the Sun reaches its final stages.

3 days ago · The same region on the sun that’s responsible for this week’s stunning auroral display just erupted in another powerful solar flare early on Friday morning

Jun 4, 2025 · Discover what will happen when the sun dies, from its red giant phase to its final transformation — plus why we don’t need to worry for billions of years.

Nov 12, 2024 · The sun has been our source of energy for billions of years. While some wonder if it will eventually explode, it won't, but its death will be much slower.

5 days ago · The sun produced its strongest solar flare of 2025, an X5.1-class eruption from sunspot AR4274 triggering severe radio disruptions across continents. The major event …

Jul 28, 2025 · Over the next few billion years, the Sun will gradually change. As hydrogen in its core depletes, fusion will slow, and the core will contract under gravity. To compensate, the …

Feb 11, 2025 · The Sun will reach the peak of its red giant phase in 7-8 billion years, with its radius increasing to 256 times its size and its luminosity growing to over 1,000 times its level. …

May 15, 2025 · So the Sun will never really burn out, but it will change and be a very, very different dim kind of star when it reaches the end of its normal life. [END VIDEO TRANSCRIPT]

Dec 20, 2021 · However, before death, the Sun will go into a state of prolonged “agony” — the phase of the red giant. According to NASA, after about 6.4 billion years, our star will cease to …

Oct 3, 2024 · Let me start by reassuring you that the Sun isn’t going to explode. One of the most common misconceptions I encounter is the idea that the Sun is fated to go supernova …