will the sun burn out?

Question

i saw on tv that pretty soon there will be some sort of sun spots that are going to do something... i can't really remember. can someone tell me what this is? do sun spots cause something bad to happen?

Answer 1

"The Sun's current age, determined using computer models of stellar evolution and nucleocosmochronology, is thought to be about 4.57 billion years.[5]

The Sun is about halfway through its main-sequence evolution, during which nuclear fusion reactions in its core fuse hydrogen into helium. Each second, more than 4 million tonnes of matter are converted into energy within the Sun's core, producing neutrinos and solar radiation; at this rate, the Sun will have so far converted around 100 Earth-masses of matter into energy. The Sun will spend a total of approximately 10 billion years as a main sequence star.

The Sun does not have enough mass to explode as a supernova. Instead, in 4-5 billion years, it will enter a red giant phase, its outer layers expanding as the hydrogen fuel in the core is consumed and the core contracts and heats up. Helium fusion will begin when the core temperature reaches around 100 MK, and will produce carbon and oxygen. While it is likely that the expansion of the outer layers of the Sun will reach the current position of Earth's orbit, recent research suggests that mass lost from the Sun earlier in its red giant phase will cause the Earth's orbit to move further out, preventing it from being engulfed. However, Earth's water will be boiled away and most of its atmosphere will escape into space.

Following the red giant phase, intense thermal pulsations will cause the Sun to throw off its outer layers, forming a planetary nebula. The only object that will remain after the outer layers are ejected is the extremely hot stellar core, which will slowly cool and fade as a white dwarf over many billions of years. This stellar evolution scenario is typical of low- to medium-mass stars."

Answer 2

In about 5 million years the sun will burn out. The sun spots are just at a minimum like they are every 11 years and they will be returning. You won't even notice it.

Answer 3

The Sun's upper atmosphere will burn in a vacuum for much of a eternity...( At the end of time it will burn out ) God only knows how long that is...


A planets inner design determines it's upper atmosphere and upper atmosphere pressures. (No Matter the mass size ! )

Answer 4

yes the sun will burn out but that is not for another million years or so. the sun is a star and stars have a very long lifespan. don't worry, the only thing you have to worry about with the sun is that you might get sunburn that's it.

Answer 5

Solar flares eject material - and when it gets to the earth it interferes with satellites, communications, and most anything electro-magnetic.

The sun will burn out - in a few billion years.

Answer 6

the sun has used up half of its life span it has 5.4 billion more yrs it is very yong and storng. NO sunspots are just paches tht are coller on the sun it is solar flares are sumthing u hav to worrk about. also something tht stars with ph.... i cant thkk eather!!