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What would happen to Earth if Sun exploded?
And without the Sun’s mass keeping us in orbit, Earth would likely start floating off into in space while its remaining inhabitants desperately struggle to stay alive. There’s a chance that our planet could lock into orbit around another star that might provide the same light and heat as our Sun.
How long would it take to destroy Earth if the Sun exploded?
If the sun were to explode it would take around 134 days for the shock wave to reach Earth. But the neutrinos and radiation travel at the speed of light and would reach us in 8 minutes and we would all die.
What would happen if the Sun was destroyed?
The explosion will be very bright and powerful. The dust released from the explosion will result in make of more stars and planets. That’s how our solar system was made. When the sun explodes, there won’t be light and the planets that are close to the sun will also be destroyed.
How long would life last without the Sun?
A relatively simple calculation would show that the Earth’s surface temperature would drop by a factor of two about every two months if the Sun were shut off. The current mean temperature of the Earth’s surface is about 300 Kelvin (K). This means in two months the temperature would drop to 150K, and 75K in four months.
Can the Sun fall on earth?
The Earth is always being pulled towards the Sun by gravity. If the Earth were stationary compared to the Sun, it would fall into the sun under the force of gravity. The Earth is not moving fast enough to “escape” the Sun’s gravity and leave the solar system, but it is going too fast to be pulled into the Sun.
What would happen if the Sun suddenly exploded like this?
They release lots of dust into space, which is used to make more stars and planets. Our solar system was made using stuff from these explosions. Even humans are made of star stuff! If the sun suddenly exploded like this, the whole solar system would be destroyed.
How long does it take for light to travel from Sun?
Even though it would take light from the explosion eight minutes to travel from the sun to the earth, in Newton’s theory knowledge that the sun had exploded would be instantaneously transmitted to the earth through the sudden change in the gravitational force governing its motion.
What happens when a star explodes?
– Lizey, aged 12, Australia. The sun is a star, and when a star explodes it’s called a supernova. These types of explosions are very bright and very powerful. They release lots of dust into space, which is used to make more stars and planets.
What would happen to the Earth if the sun went supernova?
Chances of survival will near zero. Even if the Earth miraculously survived, and life found a way to go on without the energy from the sun, the resulting radiation would decimate the planet. A supernova 30 light years away would probably result in a destruction of the ozone layer and mass extinctions.