• Question: Can the Sun be put out?

    Asked by Thomas mate YT2 to David on 16 Jun 2016.
    • Photo: David Robertson

      David Robertson answered on 16 Jun 2016:

      Not really, but it will eventually burn out itself. It is “burning” Hydrogen to make Helium in a process called nuclear fusion. It will eventually run out of Hydrogen to burn, so will burn up the Helium, and make heavier and heavier elements until it runs out of stuff to burn.

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