We all think about the sun from time to time. While lying back, soaking up its blissful rays on a hot summer day, it’s only natural to look up in wonder. NASA reports that the sun is the single most important contributor to life on Earth. It warms the seas to just the right temperature for human beings to thrive. It generates energy, supports the plants, and provides light to what would otherwise be a dark planet Earth. So, what would happen if one day it just exploded?

Despite the fact that life as we know it quite literally revolves around the sun, at the end of the day it is little more than a great, big star. As such, if it were to suddenly and abruptly explode, it would create a supernova in the sky. NASA explains that there is no larger explosion known to humanity than the supernova. When a star instantaneously explodes, the supernova effect that follows rocks the solar system with massive shockwaves and bursts of light. If this were to happen to our sun, it would certainly be a spectacle to behold. Unfortunately, you would not live to see it.

The sudden death of the sun would actually kill the entire solar system

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