Our sun, the focal point of our solar system and the largest star that we depend greatly on for our survival is known as the Sun. It is immense when compared to other planets within the solar system and approximately one hundred times larger than the planet earth. Little is known about the sun's interior composition due to its extreme temperature and immense light reflecting capability. As we learn more about the sun, we find …showed first 75 words of 1334 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1334 total…into a small white dwarf, and it will eventually cool and become a small black dwarf. At this point the star is now dead. This is the final star of the cycle referred to as the Triple Alpha Process (2003). The Earth considered to be in its middle ages, which is roughly a few billions of years old, and will probably be here longer than any of our kind, will be here to see its end.