Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition Season 1 Episode 51 Our Sun's Brilliant Future
- October 19, 2023
- 30 min
As it gradually uses up the hydrogen in its core, fusing it to helium, the Sun will expand to form a red giant star. Through a series of relatively nonviolent eruptions, it will expel its outer layers of gas, producing a beautiful, glowing nebula around the dying core.