Approximately 4.6 billion years ago, within a cloud of dust and gas, gravity crafted our Sun. Swirling hydrogen and helium fell into the heart of a nascent solar nebula, igniting nuclear fusion. This massive, radiant fusion reactor came to be what we now orbit.
The Sun has aged gracefully! Over billions of years, it has burned steadily, allowing life to flourish on Earth. It’s currently in the middle of its life cycle, fusing hydrogen into helium in a state of glorious main-sequence stability.
As our Sun continues its stellar journey, it will eventually transform into a red giant, devouring nearby planets, before settling as a white dwarf. This stellar evolution is a reminder of the cyclical nature of the cosmos.