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Brian Koberlein, and ,Universe Today

ESA mission confirms exactly when the Sun will die


Our Sun is doomed. Billions of years from now, the Sun will deplete its hydrogen fuel and swell to a red giant before becoming a white dwarf. It’s a well-known story, and one astronomer has understood it for decades. Now, thanks to the latest data from Gaia, we know the Sun’s future in much greater detail.

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