The Red Giant looks set to be the end of everything
The Sun may be a star that is vital to us. We all know that life on Earth exists with the energy emitted by the Sun. However, the Sun also has a lifetime, and this lifetime is very important for the future of the Earth. The sun is currently about halfway through its life and will one day run out of energy. It will inevitably “die” in the normal cycle of the universe. I wanted to discuss this process scientifically and in a somewhat philosophical language.
What will the Sun’s Death Process be like?
The Sun, like other stars, is a nuclear fusion reactor. The hydrogen atoms in its nucleus combine with fusion and turn into helium. In this process, tremendous energy is released. This energy enables the Sun to emit light and heat. However, hydrogen resources are never unlimited. The Sun will definitely consume the hydrogen fuel in its core at the end of this fusion process that lasts billions of years.
At this point, the Sun’s first step towards death begins. While the core contracts, the outer layers begin to expand and the Sun becomes a “red giant”. At this stage, the Sun will expand enough to include all the planets around it, including the Earth. Considering the state of the Earth at that time, its surface would probably have been completely scorched due to the increase in temperature and life would have ended. If the Earth will be swallowed by the Sun during this expansion. Or the oceans will evaporate, the atmosphere will disappear, and the earth will turn into a giant fireball. Last..
What About What Will Happen After the Red Giant?
After this stage, the Sun will throw its expanding outer layers into space. What will remain is a dense and small core called a “white dwarf”. This white dwarf will become a “black dwarf” by cooling for a very long time and slowly extinguishing. However, this process will take hundreds of billions of years. A large part of the Solar System will now take its place in space, frozen and dark.
The Fate of the World is Dark
As we all know, the Earth has no chance of withstanding this evolutionary process of the Sun. We know that our Earth will become a planet that will no longer be habitable when the Sun turns into a red giant. The issue of how the Earth can continue to exist after the Sun is mostly included in philosophical and science fiction discussions. However, based on scientific facts, we can say that it will not be possible for the Earth to host any living form. The Earth will begin to wander through space, perhaps as a pile of stone and metal, becoming a dead and dark planet. But any trace of life and civilization on it will have long since disappeared. “So we won’t be here”
After the Death of the Sun, Humanity Will Disappear
Of course, a scenario from a humanitarian perspective should also be mentioned here. It will be billions of years before the Sun reaches the red giant stage, and if humanity survives by then, we may have reached a much more advanced level technologically. We may have moved to other star systems or may have reached the level of being able to create our own suns artificially. There may be hope for his survival.
What are Philosophical Thoughts?
The death of the Sun will remind us of the cyclicality and impermanence of the universe. Just as everything has a beginning, it also has an end. Stars, planets and even civilizations are also part of this universal cycle. The end of the Sun will be just a small part of a pattern in which many things in the universe will end. However, this ending may be a harbinger of new beginnings. Because when the Sun dies, the materials it will scatter into space will contribute to the formation of other stars and planets. “What About Then”
