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Where will all atoms on the Earth end up when the Sun engulfs the earth?

I am curious about what will happen to all atoms on the Earth including all of our atoms after the Sun engulfs the Earth? Will they become the part of the Sun's white dwarf? Or most of them will be ...
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Would the heliosphere disappears if our sun becomes a white dwarf?

Just curious I like to know if one fine day our Sun turns into a white dwarf at the later stage of its life, would the magnetic bubble, heliosphere gets thinner and eventually disappear? also at this ...
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Which would be safer: removing hydrogen or adding hydrogen to our sun?

If we want to extend the lifespan of our habitable zone safely, would it be safer to institute a yearly 'tax' on our suns outer layer of hydrogen, or a yearly 'subsidy' to our suns outer layer of ...
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How much mass will the Sun have when it becomes a white dwarf?

In 4 billion years, when our Sun sheds all of its outer gas layers and turns into a white dwarf, how much mass will the white dwarf have compared to what the sun has today? Will the planets still ...
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