Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. An illustration showing the ...

A popular tweet about the true color of the sun has sparked a debate on Twitter as users question whether our closest star is really white or yellow. The Claim On September 12, Twitter account Latest ...

Stars, much like humans, go through different stages of life, from birth through middle age through senescence. At the moment, our solar system’s sun is in its yellow dwarf stage of life — essentially ...

The future of yellow dwarf stars, like our sun, is determined almost entirely by their mass. The most massive stars, about eight to 12 times heftier than the sun, can explode as supernovae, leading to ...

When lounging outside on a pleasant, clear 75 °F fall day – the Sun shining brightly, but not excessively so – you might give thanks for the resident yellow dwarf star gracing our skies, its rays ...

Our Sun will become a white dwarf in about 7 billion years. At that point, it will no longer produce energy through nuclear fusion, having exhausted its fuel (hydrogen and helium). Just like the ...