The dying sun could tear the solar system apart sooner than thought

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What happened

The fate of our solar system is written in the stars—well, one star to be precise: the sun.

Estimates of what the end will look like once the sun sheds much of its mass and ultimately dies vary widely.

Key facts

  • Reported by Phys.org and published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:20:06 UTC.

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  1. Appeal for major energy storage system rejected

  2. ALMA catches a dying star mid-transformation, with a ring from its last outburst

  3. This economist believes the system is broken. Maybe she has a point

  4. The dying sun could tear the solar system apart sooner than thought

  5. The moon could turn astronauts into 'walking, high voltage capacitors' that accidentally zap spacecraft

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