When the Sun Dies

by Roy A. Gallant

Unauthorized people are not encouraged to read this book! How do you know if you're authorized? Are you interested in how and when the planet Earth is scheduled to be burned to a crisp? Do you care about Earth's climatic tortures? Do you think it's cool that some stars have hiccups and others blow cosmic bubbles? Then join acclaimed scientist and author Roy Gallant on this spectacular journey through time and outer space--and discover some remarkable facts about Earth's "local" star and the effect it has on this planet's future. The sun has been shining for almost 5 billion years, and is about halfway through its life span. But what will happen when, and if, the sun dramatically changes its lifestyle? By recounting past theories and meshing them with present-day technology and discoveries, the author delivers an in-depth probing of the sun, the stars, and the planets. He ventures into the past to identify early astronomers' views and theories, and clarifies how today's scientists spend endless hours observing and attempting to decipher the bewildering solar system. And, though the sun's long-term future may result exactly as predicted, Gallant explores the remote, but not unbelievable, notions that Earth's latter-day species may abandon the doomed planet and colonize a habitable one. Until that happens, authorize yourself to discover the incredible story of the solar connection in this detailed, informative, and entertaining investigation.

176 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1998

Reviews

[Damon Durfee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read a book called “When the sun dies” by Rat A. Gallant, and it was incredibly informative. This book talks about how stars die, nuclear fusion, and even about how planets form life. I'm not going to get into too much detail, but this book gave a lot of information. The genre of this book is nonfiction, and since it is, it doesn't have a setting or point of view. This book also doesn't have characters and a conflict. The theme of this book is mostly about stars and how they affect planets. The tone of this book is to teach you a lot of information about our solar system. The word choice in this book is very complex using some words I couldn't understand making me search up definitions. The writing style and word choice is very consistent as well. What the author did well was he explained everything Thoroughly, and included the right pictures at the appropriate time. What I think the author didn't do well was when he added a little summary at the end of a couple pages. I didn't like this because when I went down to read the caption of a picture, it was just a summary of what I just read. So, I think “When the Sun Dies” by Rat A. Gallant was a great book that gave a lot of detail about stars.