Sunspots, which are temporarily darkened areas on the surface of the sun, are the result of intense magnetic fields generated through the movement of materials within the sun. In other words, they can ...

"We do not currently have a consensus whether Earth could avoid being engulfed by the red giant sun in 6 billion years." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

People always want to know what will happen to Earth when the sun eventually swells up as a red giant. For one thing, the expanding sun will turn the inner planets into cinders. It will almost ...