What is the future of the Solar System?

1998/11/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Astronomia

Research into a special star of the constellation of Draco has helped to create a theory that explains the future of the solar system. The star GC356 is very special because its light is polarized and so far the cause of this phenomenon has not been found. However, a group of astrophysicists from Canberra has explained the polarization of light as follows: when a star becomes the Red Giant at the end of its life, it destroys the atmosphere and skin of the planets surrounding it leaving only the metal cores.

When the star then becomes White Nano it creates a large magnetic field around it and can generate spectacular electric currents on the metallic planets. If these currents are very strong from the planet reach the star through the ionized gas that surrounds the star. This type of currents excite the hydrogen atoms at the poles of the star and the resulting light is polarized by the magnetic field. If this theory is true, this could be the future of the Earth and the planets around it when the Sun reaches its old age.