• Question: How long will the sun survive before it becomes a black hole?

    Asked by Not Nicky Prowse ;) to Peter, Huma, Jack, Lucy, Miranda on 9 Nov 2016. This question was also asked by OMGMaster2005.
    • Photo: Peter Boorman

      Peter Boorman answered on 9 Nov 2016:


      The Sun will run out of fuel in about 5 billion years, but is not massive enough to collapse to a black hole. However, when the Sun dies, it will leave behind a ‘White Dwarf’ star. These stars are as ‘tiny’ as the Earth, yet contain comparable mass to the Sun!

      Peter

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