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In reply to the discussion: How Americans think the world will end, in charts [View all]Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)38. In a few billion years, the sun will expand to a red giant start.
engulf the eath, a creamate the planet.
The matter left over form the eath, including us, will likely join with the panatary nebula that is left behind when the sun collapses to a white dwarf.
We may become part of other suns, other planets, and even other life.
Ultimately, the heat death of the universe will lead to all mater ceasing to exist.
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I can't recall, but I think there's a stage of solar evolution a few billion years down the road
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Apr 2015
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I vote "Lord Asriel's even-crazier followers start blasting interdimensional portals
MisterP
Apr 2015
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