Live Science June 28, 2026 • 14:00

'The fate of Earth depends on a delicate balance': Our planet may survive the death of the sun after all, new models hint - Live Science

By Ivan Farkas

'The fate of Earth depends on a delicate balance': Our planet may survive the death of the sun after all, new models hint - Live Science

When the sun dies, it will become hundreds of times its current size and engulf the innermost planets. Earth may escape this infernal fate, according to state-of-the-art stellar evolution models.

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