• Question: is that true that the word is going to explode in 1 billion years?

    Asked by Sweet Rebecca to Chris, Phil, Rosie, Tom, wajiha on 21 Jun 2017.
    • Photo: Rosie Cane

      Rosie Cane answered on 21 Jun 2017:


      Nope – don’t worry, the Earth has a lot longer than that! The thing that will explode is the Sun – our star. In about 5 billion years the Sun will reach the end of it’s lifetime and explode outwards, swallowing up the Earth!

      This video shows what will happen to the inner planets in our solar system when this happens! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iauIP8swfBY

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