The Sun will die, and it’s going to be spectacular. In approximately five billion years, our star will exhaust the hydrogen ...

The Sun’s core is shrinking. But as its core shrinks, the Sun itself grows larger. And it will continue to grow, until one day, it engulfs the Earth. How long can you survive? What will happen to the ...

The temperature in the Sun's core is about 27 million degrees Fahrenheit (15 million degrees Celsius), hot enough to make fusion reactions work perfectly. 5 million gigapascals. Think about this: the ...

Deep within the Sun lies a furnace where matter itself is transformed into energy. This journey descends through the Sun’s internal layers to uncover how nuclear fusion powers not only our star, but ...

In a remarkable feat of nanoscale engineering, scientists have developed a microscopic engine that operates at temperatures exceeding the core of the sun. This groundbreaking advancement pushes the ...

In a few billion years, our Sun will become so violently hot that it could wipe out all life in the Milky Way. Yet, paradoxically, the same star that could destroy life may also help make distant ...

Daniel Stanyer Augusta, Kansas First, let's discriminate between expansion and expulsion. Expansion happens because the thermal pressure from the increased energy production in the Sun's interior ...

The Sun generates its energy through a process called nuclear fusion. In its core, hydrogen atoms fuse together under the forces of extreme pressure and heat to form helium atoms. So, if someone were ...

Every morning, the sun rises, bringing light and life to Earth. But we rarely consider the source of its power. This daily event hides a powerful astronomical force. Let's explore the science behind ...