2007-03-02 10:12:40 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Nope, one day in the future the sun will burn itself out and cease to shine. Won't happen for another 5 billion years though.
2007-03-02 10:18:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Friend:
According to every resource I have been able to locate,
you can look forward to about 4 Billion more years of
sunshine before the energy from the sun starts to
diminish. That is many, many more years than you or
any of your friends need to be concerned about.
However, now that Iran has the makings of a nuclear
bomb, and North Korea has one also, the world may
be blown to bits way before that time in the distant future
when the Sun ceases to shine.
2007-03-02 10:30:36 · answer #2 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The light energy given off form the sun if cuase as a result of nuclear fusion in its core. Hydrogen is converted into helium and some of it turns into energy which is released as light and heat energy. When the sun runs out of hydrogen to do so, it will not shine. This will happen in about 4 billion years, I believe
2007-03-02 10:18:00 · answer #3 · answered by MLBfreek35 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The Sun is composed, mostly, of hydrogen, which is fusioned into helium, thus generating energy. In some billions of years, the hydrogen will be consumed almost entirely; fusion of heluim and other (heavier) elements will take place. Once this fuel runs out, the Sun will die out.
More at the source.
2007-03-02 10:21:22 · answer #4 · answered by jcastro 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here are 2 forces applied to the sun. Gravity and nuclear fission. if there was no fission, the gravity would colaspe all matter into a black hole. however, the fission is the force acting opposite of that. when the sun runs out of fuel a couple billion years from now, the fission will not counteract the gravity enough and the sun would become a black hole after it explodes (called a nova).
2007-03-02 11:30:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Barring any drastic change in it, the sun will continue to shine for at least another 4.5- to 5-billion years.
2007-03-02 10:49:03 · answer #6 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not forever. The sun's energy is self renewing through not completely understood processes. As it burns, so does the fuel create itself. It will eventually start burning so fast, that renewing will not be able to keep up with the burning. But we don't have to worry about that. When it happens, earth will 'die', too. But that's waaaaay into the future.
2007-03-02 11:54:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no,hydrogen is turned into helium in the suns core but when the sun runs out of hydrogen something very hyper bad will happen...
...the sun will lose it magnetic field and its gravity...it will start growing in heat and size...it will get so big that is will touch the earth...all the earths oceans will evaporate the same second...the same thing will happen to people,animals,plants...then the sun will start to get smaller and it will as small as the earth...it will turn into a white dwarf...a spoon out of a white dwarf weighs 1,000 tons.
2007-03-02 11:18:07 · answer #8 · answered by ivan the mighty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For all you probably will care about the answer is yes. It will turn red giant in a few billion years killing all life on earth. Then will go white dwarf.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/NeatAstronomy/
2007-03-02 11:04:15 · answer #9 · answered by chase 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do you like me to have a be conscious with this hearth head , stupid next doorways son, taking part in pranks along with his flashlight. or throw your television on him. and than call for the money for a sparkling plasma 40 two " exhibit screen. lol
2016-10-17 03:23:38 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋