Scientists believe they have finally discovered when the Sun will die and destroy the solar system as we know it today.
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Of course, we don't really need to worry, as our blazing star is still considered very young, so the news is currently good for us.
However, billions of years from now, the human race would be better off finding a new planet to inhabit.
Experts believe the Sun has about five billion years left to live, BGR. By that point, they predict the hydrogen core that holds it together will have run out. That would spell serious trouble for Earth and every other planet that relies on the big fireball in our solar system.
When this happens, the sun will basically be like a red planet and will no longer be able to produce any heat.
Mercury and Venus will be the first to meet a horrific end, as they will be swallowed up once the Sun's outer layers become unstable and expand .
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Meanwhile, Earth will be subjected to unpleasant solar winds.
It's certainly a bad situation, but it may not actually be that relevant to humanity until then anyway.
Those who study space have already predicted that we will have to face other problems a billion years from now, that is, long before the Sun dies.
Our oceans will evaporate from the Sun's heat at this stage, as its brightness will increase by 10 percent.
Furthermore, we cannot forget the climate change before that, which may have destroyed a large part of the planet, long before the sun.
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So, while everyone living in the present is safe and will be for many years to come, we should consider establishing colonies on another planet for future generations at some point, before it's too late.
