• Question: Is it possible to cool down the sun?

    Asked by gazakim to Amy, Karen, Sarah, Vijay, Will on 11 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Will Reynolds

      Will Reynolds answered on 11 Jun 2012:

      Hi agian Gazakim! I think you asked this question in our live chat earlier? No I don’t think it is possible for us to cool down the sun because it is so hot (around about 15 million oC at its core) that anything we send towards it will be vapourised before it reaches it! However if we develop an awesome heatproof material then perhaps we could, who knows. The sun will cool down on its own in about 5 billion years when it runs out of hydrogen, so if you can wait that long then you can see what happens!

    • Photo: Sarah Martin

      Sarah Martin answered on 11 Jun 2012:

      Will’s covered this brilliantly! The sun will cool down by itself.
      Here’s a video what the end of the sun’s life will look like when it cools down:

      Until then, we’ll just have to sit in the shade when it gets too hot!

    • Photo: Amy Birch

      Amy Birch answered on 11 Jun 2012:

      Hmmmm maybe superman could? 😛 Check this out from 26:30

    • Photo: Karen Reed

      Karen Reed answered on 13 Jun 2012:

      Hi Gazakim, I don’t think anything us humans can do will cool the sun down, but it will get cooler on its own with enough time.

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