If the Sun were to explode, the entire solar system would face instant devastation. An immense burst of light, heat, and radiation would obliterate everything in its path, while a powerful shockwave would rip through the planets. In the aftermath, the remnants of the Sun might collapse into a neutron star or even a black hole. But in reality, that scenario is purely science fiction. The Sun isn’t massive enough to explode. Instead, billions of years from now, it will swell into a red giant, engu