What type of star is our Sun and how long before it will go out?
Asked by a student in Mrs. Carson’s class at Sunnyside Elementary Answered by Brian Tonks, Professor of Physics – BYU-Idaho Answer: Our Sun is a typical normal star, like 80-90% of other stars in the sky. Astronomers call these stars “Main Sequence” stars. So, what does that mean? What makes a normal star different than…