sun solar flair nasa
Video Science

Here's what will happen when our sun dies

Jessica Orwig and Ruchika Agarwal
2016-03-02T13:37:00.000Z
Description Angle down icon An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down.

The sun is currently in the middle of the stable section of its life cycle, and will stay there for the next 4.5 to 5.5 billion years. As it gets closer to depleting its hydrogen supply, there will be severe consequences for life on Earth.
 

Follow BI Video: On Twitter

More from Science

How FIFA spends millions on World Cup grass
Play icon A triangle pointing right which indicates this type of media can be played.
Grass is harvested from sod farms to be installed at the stadiums hosting the 2026 World Cup
Why digging 12 miles deep is almost impossible
Play icon A triangle pointing right which indicates this type of media can be played.
Host Dan Allen is shown inside a hole to the left. On the right, there is a drill bit digging into the Earth with an arrow pointing to it and TOS saying 12 miles
How the world changed in 2025
Play icon A triangle pointing right which indicates this type of media can be played.
A23a iceberg, seen from space
VIDEO Subscribe

Jump to

  1. Main content
  2. Search
  3. Account
  4. Jump to top of page