• Question: When will the sun burn out?

    Asked by jobyhenderson007 to Faye, Martin, Mus, Pete on 26 Apr 2012.
    • Photo: Pete Etchells

      Pete Etchells answered on 26 Apr 2012:

      Most physicists reckon that the sun has enough fuel to last for another 5 billion years. After that, it’ll go cold and collapse in on itself. But that’s a pretty long time away!

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