From the September 2004 issue

Death of the Sun

Experience our Sun's future.
By | Published: September 28, 2004 | Last updated on May 18, 2023
Death of the Sun
Dana Berry, Wright Center, Tufts University
Death of the Sun
Dana Berry, Wright Center, Tufts University
This animation completes the story of star formation. It begins by zooming into our solar system at the Sun’s current stage — Phase II as described in the article. From quiet equilibrium we experience, to its eventual demise as a “dark, crystalline cinder consigned for all eternity to the graveyard of space,” this animation provides a helpful bit of perspective to the last chapters of our star’s amazing life.
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