On 2006-10-26, kajlina wrote:
From "The case of the missing neutrino" by John Gribbon, written in
1997, our sun would turn into a white dwarf after death. From "Parallel
worlds" by Michio Kaku, written in 2005, our sun would turn into a red
giant after death.

Which one is correct? Or are both cases possible? Or white dwarf was a
previous theory while red giant is a more recent one?


For the Sun, "red giant" is a stage on the way to "white dwarf".

http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/spa...ath_intro.html

is helpful.

Bud