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adamantium99 t1_j1va2wk wrote

Reply to comment by JBLeafturn in do we really believe aliens can decode the golden records by Calm-Confidence8429

This is not consistent with current understanding of stellar evolution. The sun won’t be turning into a red giant for about 5 billion years and then it has a long , long future as a white dwarf ahead of it.

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JBLeafturn t1_j1var8m wrote

For dramatic emphasis I consider the white dwarf as an "ember" here, but TIL that the sun is considered to have around 5 billion years left. I find that a bit heartening because if Humanity goes extinct at least there'll be enough time for life to evolve another intelligent species.

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