Death of the Sun

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Film summary

The Sun is dying, getting hotter as it goes. Eventually it will shrink into a black dwarf, but life will have vanished long before.

Key facts

• The Sun is 5 billion years old and will begin to die in 5 billion years.
• The Sun becomes hotter every 1 billion years as it burns more of its fuel.
• Like other stars, the Sun will eventually expand, becoming a red giant.
• When the Sun finally runs out of fuel and energy it will become a white dwarf - plunging the earth into constant night.