Our Book is out! Way off, they have no clue. More stories at https://www.universetoday.com/ Want to be part of the questions show? When a star this big runs out of fuel, its core collapses. Then it'll collapse down into a white dwarf and slowly cool down to the background temperature of the Universe. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK–MdCSg, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw, Episode 694: Interview: Fred Watson, Australia's Astronomer at Large, Episode 693: Open Space 92: Why I Hate Embargoed News Stories, and More…, Episode 692: Open Space 91: Any Updates on Venus? Other astronomers theorize that in about 5 billion years, when the Sun has depleted its hydrogen fuel, other gases will be out of control, especially the helium, which shall make all objects here on Earth to melt down and burn. In fact, it burns through 600 million tonnes of hydrogen every second. Some stars do explode at the end of their lives, an explosion that outshines all the other stars in their galaxy added together - something we call a “supernova”. And, based on observations of other stars, astronomers predict it will reach the end of its life in about another 10 billion years. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. If a star has even more mass, beyond 140 times the mass of the Sun, it explodes completely and nothing remains at all. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK–MdCSg, Support us at https://www.patreon.com/universetoday 22:07 What is a galactic halo? See no ads on this site, see our videos early, special bonus material, and much more. 00:00 Start I’ve got even better news. Even if its in the form of heating something else. They also run out of fuel in their core, but instead of becoming a red giant, they detonate in a fraction of a second as a supernova. Although this is the very same process for a supernova explosion, the Sun does not have enough mass to support an explosive fusion reaction in its core. When a star this big runs out of fuel, its core collapses. https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter, Weekly Space Hangout: We do not guarantee individual replies due to extremely high volume of correspondence. The Sun won’t explode. 05:57 Can we go faster than the Voyagers? ITunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 For a few million years, it will expand into a red giant, puffing away its outer layers. If these other stars can detonate like this, is it possible for our Sun to explode? Chad Weber – [email protected], Support Universe Today podcasts with Fraser Cain. Now, I'm sure you're all resting easy knowing that solar detonation is near the bottom of the planetary annihilation list. Could there be some chain reaction we could set off, some exotic element a rare comet could introduce on impact, or a science fiction doomsday ray we could fire up to make the Sun explode? Medical Xpress covers all medical research advances and health news, Tech Xplore covers the latest engineering, electronics and technology advances, Science X Network offers the most comprehensive sci-tech news coverage on the web. Neither your address nor the recipient's address will be used for any other purpose. To qualify for a supernova ending, the Sun should have a mass that is four times its current mass. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1449240174198-2'); }); Once our own Sun has consumed all the hydrogen fuel in its core, it too will reach the end of its life.