# Will the Sun Ever Burn Out - We Asked a NASA Expert

Will the Sun ever burn out? Not quite, but it will change dramatically. Like all stars, it’s going through a life cycle powered by nuclear fusion. Right now, it’s halfway through its 10-billion-year lifetime. Eventually, the Sun will expand into a red giant, engulfing the inner planets, then collapse into a white dwarf — a small, hot, dim remnant of its former self. A NASA scientist explains what’s ahead for our star. Learn more about our Sun: https://nasa.gov/sun Producers: Scott Bednar, Pedro Cota, Jessie Wilde Editor: James Lucas Credit: NASA

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2025
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: NASA Langley Research Center
- Genres: Space
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Will_the_Sun_Ever_Burn_Out_-_We_Asked_a_NASA_Expert.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: NASA Langley Research Center
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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