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Scientists have worked out when our Sun will die. It won't be any time . It will be in 10 billion years. The scientists are from the University of Manchester in the UK. They predict that in about 5 billion years from , the Sun will turn into a "red ". This is the scientific given to a star at the end of its . When our Sun becomes a red giant, its will shrink. Its outer layers will expand as far as Mars. This means Earth will be burnt and disappear. After our Sun turns into a red giant, it will become a nebula. This is a of gas and space . The scientists say no will be on Earth when the Sun dies out. Humans will disappear in around one billion years from now.

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