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Is it likely that the Earth will survive or more likely that it will be engulfed?
NextElement said:If we continue to progress as we have the last two thousand years, you'd think life would be advanced enough after a billion years to leave and go to another star system...
No, the Earth will not be destroyed when the Sun becomes a red giant. However, it will not be able to sustain life as we know it.
The Sun is expected to become a red giant in approximately 5 billion years.
The Earth will experience a significant increase in temperature, causing its oceans to evaporate and its atmosphere to expand. The Earth's surface will also be engulfed by the Sun's outer layers.
No, the Sun is a natural process and will eventually run out of fuel and become a red giant. There is currently no known way to prevent this from happening.
It is highly unlikely that humans will still exist when the Sun becomes a red giant, as the Earth will no longer be able to support life. However, it is possible that human descendants could have evolved and adapted to live on other planets by then.