As described in my previous post (The Future of the Sun), in about 5 billion years time the Sun will swell up to at least 100 times its current diameter and this will make the surface of the Earth far too hot to sustain life. What Sunrise might look like when the Sun is a red… Continue reading The Future of humanity
Author: Steve Hurley
Hi I am Steve Hurley. Although I work in the IT industry. I studied for a PhD in astronomy in the 1980s. My real passion is explaining scientific concepts to a non-scientific audience. My blog (explainingscience.org) covers various scientific topics, but primarily astronomy. It is written in a style that it is easily understandable to the non scientist.
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The Future of the Sun
The Sun, central to our Solar System, generates energy through nuclear fusion, combining hydrogen into helium. Over billions of years, it will evolve into a red giant, ultimately shedding outer layers to form a planetary nebula and becoming a white dwarf. Life on Earth will become uninhabitable well before these changes occur.
Easter Sunday 5-th April
This year, for the majority of Christians, Sunday 5 April will be Easter Sunday, which is one of the most of the most important dates in the Christian calendar. The Pope giving his traditional Easter message. In addition Easter is also widely marked by non Christians. In many countries chocolate Easter Eggs and Easter Bunnies are bought… Continue reading Easter Sunday 5-th April
Solar Eclipse 20 March
Some of us living in the Northern Hemisphere will be able to view a solar eclipse on Friday 20 March 2015. Most people will only see a partial eclipse, but some lucky people living in a particular region will experience a total eclipse. When this happens the Sun is completely obscured and it goes dark during the period… Continue reading Solar Eclipse 20 March
The Moon e-booklet
Best wishes to all my readers and followers, I hope you enjoyed reading my previous post on dark matter, which is part of my series on cosmology, the study of the origin an evolution of the Universe as a whole. As you may recall in May/Jun last year I wrote series of 5 closely linked posts on the Moon.… Continue reading The Moon e-booklet
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