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Our life-giving sun, seen here shooting off a coronal mass ejection, will snuff out Earth's remaining life forms in about 2.8 billion years from now.

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Study: Sun Will End Earthly Life in 2.8 Billion Years

The planet will become too hot for even the hardiest microbes.

By Andrew Fazekas, for National Geographic

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Image of the 125 Anniversary logo The final days of life on Earth will come some 2.8 billion years from now, suggests a sobering new study.