2007-04-04 04:00:59 · 4 answers · asked by miss congeniality 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Depends on the timeframe you're looking at.
In a few billion years, the sun will turn into a red giant, vastly bigger than it is today. After the red giant stage, it will turn into a white dwarf - about the size of the Earth, so vastly smaller than it is today.
If you aren't concerned with a timescale of billions of years, then the sun will effectively remain the same size it is today.
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2007-04-04 04:06:58 · answer #1 · answered by Bramblyspam 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hmm. 'keeps getting'...? Not really. The sun is pretty consistent over timeframes of hundreds or thousands of years. As it uses its fuel up. it will grow into a red giant, but eventually it will collapse into a white dwarf. So I suppose the answer is yes. It will.
2007-04-04 11:53:47 · answer #2 · answered by Michelle C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
over the next 5 billion years it will keep expanding until it becomes a red giant and then it will eventually explode and what will remain will be a white dwarf.
2007-04-04 14:02:41 · answer #3 · answered by neutron 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It gets bigger. It's a feature of an aging star.
2007-04-04 11:09:24 · answer #4 · answered by John M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋