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From: jah@philabs.UUCP (Julie Harazduk)
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Subject: Re: Nuclear exchange (life of the Sun).
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Date: Wed, 7-Dec-83 14:09:13 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec  7 14:09:13 1983
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	I think that in about 5 billion years the sun will reach another
stage (red giant) and will by engulf most of the plants inside the
belt.  Because the sun is a middle-of-the-road sized star this should
take some time before it burns itself out.  Eventually the sun will
become a white dwarf and burn itself. I think 10 to 20 billion years
is a reasonable estimate, however, I'm not positive

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