Red Giant ~ Swallowed by the Sun

Today on Far Future Horizons we present a horrific scenario. What if our life-giving Sun were to suddenly begin expanding into a Red Giant? A stellar Rip Van Winkle effect.



Something the Sun was not supposed to do until five billion years from now when it exhausts all its hydrogen fuel in its core and leaves the Main Sequence stage of its life. 

The current size of the Sun (now in the main sequence) compared to its estimated maximum size during its red-giant phase in the future

The Universe – Dark Future of the Sun

Today on Far Future Horizons we present another episode of the History Channels highly acclaimed documentary series The Universe  – Dark Future of the Sun.

Our Sun has served Earth well for almost five billion years. It has bathed us with heat and energy and sustained life on our planet. But just like all people, our home star is mortal.

In five billion years, it will stop nurturing its planetary offspring. In this exciting episode we voyage some five billion years into the future to see how the Sun will eventually end its existence and affect the future of life on our planet. Will humanity one day find a new home amongst the stars and survive the death of the Sun?

The Universe ~ Secrets of the Sun

Today on Far future Horizons we explore the secrets of the parental star of our own solar system and the main source of our home world’s light and warmth – the Sun.

Wonders of the Solar System – Empire of the Sun

Today on Far Future Horizons we join Professor Brian Cox on a whirl wind tour of the entire solar system highlighting its many wonders.

In this first episode Professor Cox explores the greatest powerhouse of them all - the sun. In India he witnesses a total solar eclipse – when the link to the light and heat that sustains us is cut off for a few precious minutes.

But heat and light are not the only power of the sun over the solar system. In Norway, Brian watches the battle between the sun’s wind and earth, as the night sky glows with the northern lights.