Planets Of Doom: The Strange Worlds Of Dead And Dying Stars #Infographic

Published by Web Desk Sunday, July 2, 2017

The sun's nuclear furnace has gamely churned along for 4.5 billion years - and it will continue to do so for at least that long or longer. But then what? We know it will bloat to a fearsome red giant over 200 times its current size, a blazing monstrosity that - like the titan Cronus in ancient myth - will devour its planetary children, including the Earth. So, with a view to forecasting our own planet's troubled future, let's examine some of the doomed planets of dead or dying stars.

Infographic by: futurism.com

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