If the sun were to explode......

[JustOne]

Would you hear it?

The lights would go out in 8 minutes but which part of the sun exploding would kill us, and how long would it take?

Assuming the speed of sound is 700mph it would take 24 WEEKS for the sound of the blast to arrive, I'm sure we'd be long dead by then....... but would there actually BE a sound of the blast or a blast 'wave' at all (no sound in space?) or would it just be a case of waiting for radioactive debris to smash the Earth to bits, and how long would that take to arrive?






might have had a strange dream last night, or might not have

 

[Piece]

Current theory says the Sun won't explode just balloon out, covering all planets to Jupiter. 😉

Speed of sound in space?!?

 

[One Planer]

Current theory says the Sun won't explode just balloon out, covering all planets to Jupiter. ��

Speed of sound in space?!?

There is no sound in a vacuum, so there would be no sound. Sound is, essentially, waves or vibration that the ear interprets as sound.

The sun will eventually move from a main sequence star to a red dwarf star. Once it's fuel runs out, it is 'projected' to super nova leaving a pulsar/white dwarf star or other cosmic remnant.

 

[Rooter]

There is no sound in a vacuum

Rubbish! I had to ask the mrs to stop the other night while watching the golf, couldn't hear Mr Allis. Its a Dyson BTW.

 

[SocketRocket]

Nurse,Nurse! James is out of hid chair again

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I love all this space/universe stuff. Can't get my head round it at times.

The universe goes on for ever and ever........how does that work?!?! Surely it's like the Truman Show where there is a wall at the end?

 

[G.U.R]

I think the Sun will implode as it burns out all it's energy. So it will get larger and larger as it burns out, I believe we are in line to get consumed in this expansion, before it falls in on itself. It still has another 5.something million years to go but the Earth will be long gone before any explosion.

 

[Dan2501]

 

[guest100718]

I love all this space/universe stuff. Can't get my head round it at times.

The universe goes on for ever and ever........how does that work?!?! Surely it's like the Truman Show where there is a wall at the end?

you would enjoy http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2395695/?ref_=nv_sr_1

 

[Foxholer]

Here's a couple of articles that plots the demise of the sun and corrects a few of the misconceptions in posts above.

The sun is about halfway through its cycle, so another 5 Billion years left yet before it goes through the process of becoming a Red Giant, then on to become a White Dwarf. It is neither massive enough (needs to be about 1.4 times as large as the sun (or more), nor near enough to another 'star' (for either to acquire mass from the other) for any further change.

What will happen to planets as the sun burns out
http://io9.com/what-the-death-of-the-sun-will-look-like-471796727

The Death of Stars - check the 'White Dwarf' reference.
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/outreach/e...hysics/stellarevolution_deathlow.html#sdlowwd

 

[Farneyman]

I thought the Earth was flat?

 

[Beezerk]

I heard something on the radio the other day on the lines of...
There's 3 billion planets similar to ours in the Milky Way alone and there are around 100 billion galaxies visible using the technology we currently have out there.
Figures may be just a touch incorrect but that's the gist of it

 

[SocketRocket]

So I'm still Ok for my Holiday in September?

 

[Foxholer]

So I'm still Ok for my Holiday in September?

Factor 50 is all you'll require then!

Factor 50 zillion in a few (5 Billion) years!

 

[Slime]

Would you hear it?

The lights would go out in 8 minutes but which part of the sun exploding would kill us, and how long would it take?

Assuming the speed of sound is 700mph it would take 24 WEEKS for the sound of the blast to arrive, I'm sure we'd be long dead by then....... but would there actually BE a sound of the blast or a blast 'wave' at all (no sound in space?) or would it just be a case of waiting for radioactive debris to smash the Earth to bits, and how long would that take to arrive?






might have had a strange dream last night, or might not have

James, what exactly are you smoking at the moment?

Slime.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

This has to be the most depressing thread I've read, no sleep for me tonight! 😜

 

[Hobbit]

I thought the Earth was flat?

Now don't be silly Fab. It curls up around the edges so you don't fall off.

 

[c1973]

Dear thread,

What is this 'sun' that you speak of?

Yours, interested.

Scotland.

 

[Jacko_G]

Dear thread,

What is this 'sun' that you speak of?

Yours, interested.

Scotland.

It certainly wasn't evident in Irvine today!

 

[Farneyman]

I thought the Earth was flat?

Now don't be silly Fab. It curls up around the edges so you don't fall off.

It is still a fascinating conspiracy theory if you look into it. It's all over YouTube so it must be true.

Any Flat Earthers on here?

http://www.theflatearthsociety.org/cms/