BETA
Chapter 1
The nuclear heart of our star
Chapter 2
The chaotic magnetic surface
Chapter 3
Storms that strike the Earth
Chapter 4
The death of our star
YOUR GOAL
Master of Our violent Sun
Ch 4 · The death of our star
artiteacher Drag the expanding Sun to learn how its violent death engulfs the inner planets.
artiteacher The death of our star
We're gonna grow into a giant, then fade to a quiet white dwarf star.
artiteacher The Sun will shed its outer layers to create a colorful planetary nebula.
artiteacher The dying Sun will swell to over 100 times its current size, swallowing the inner planets.
Fun Fact
White dwarf density: A single teaspoon of a white dwarf's material would weigh about 5 tons on Earth.
Glossary
white dwarf (noun)
A small, very dense star that is typically the size of a planet and is formed when a star has exhausted its nuclear fuel. In five billion years, the sun will collapse into this dense, glowing stellar remnant.
A small, very dense star that is typically the size of a planet and is formed when a star has exhausted its nuclear fuel. In five billion years, the sun will collapse into this dense, glowing stellar remnant.
Quiz
What structure is formed when a dying medium star blows its outer layers into space?
Quiz
What phase of stellar evolution will the Sun enter after its core hydrogen is depleted?
Quiz
What will the white dwarf eventually become after it completely cools over trillions of years?
Quiz
Which planets are expected to be engulfed when the Sun expands into a red giant?