When will the sun go super-nova?

Question: When will the sun go super-nova?
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Asked by to Edward, Ian, Mathew, Naomi, sakshisharda on 24 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by .
- Naomi Osborne answered on 24 Jun 2014:
  
  Our sun is too small to form a super nova – it would need to be 5 times the mass that it is. It’s expected to form a red giant in around 7.5 billion years time, before becoming a white dwarf.

Question: When will the sun go super-nova?