An illustration of material being ejected from the Sun (left) interacting with the magnetosphere of the Earth (right). (IMAGE)

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An illustration of material being ejected from the Sun (left) interacting with the magnetosphere of the Earth (right).

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When the Sun evolves to become a red giant star, the Earth may be swallowed by our star's atmosphere, and with a much more unstable solar wind, even the resilient and protective magnetospheres of the giant outer planets may be stripped away.

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Credit: MSFC / NASA

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