This image tracks the life of a Sun-like star, from its birth on the left side of the frame to its evolution into a red giant on the right after billions of years

Jul 18, 2008 · This animation shows the changing habitable zone as the sun expands to become a Red Giant.

Sep 18, 2020 · Key Takeaways: In 5 billion years, our Sun will become a red giant. The Sun's expansion will engulf Mercury, Venus, and likely Earth. Gas giants like Jupiter and Saturn may lose atmospheric …

Mar 23, 2025 · This is the story of the Sun’s future: a journey from a warm, stable star to a monstrous red giant and eventually, the quiet retirement as a cold, dim white dwarf.

Jul 29, 2023 · A red giant is a dying star in the final stages of stellar evolution. In about five billion years, our own sun will turn into a red giant, expand and engulf the inner planets — including Earth.

May 9, 2016 · The expanding Sun will engulf the Earth just before it reaches the tip of the red giant phase, and the Sun would still have another 0.25 AU and 500,000 years to grow.

Nov 9, 2023 · To become a red giant, a particular star must have between half our sun’s mass up to eight times our sun’s mass. Astronomers call such stars low- and intermediate-mass stars. So you …

Aug 30, 2025 · Explore the Sun’s ultimate transformation into a red giant, its immense future size, and the profound impact on our solar system.

From observations of numerous other stars which appear to be similar to our Sun, it is anticipated that the Sun will eventually move upward and to the right of its current position on the main sequence and …

The immense growth expected in the Sun when it becomes a red giant will cause its radius to swell from roughly 1 AU to perhaps 2 AU or so. This means that Mercury and Venus will definitely be engulfed …