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Sun Red Giant Future 3D Explorer vs alternatives
The Sun Red Giant Future 3D Explorer scrubs 8 real published epochs of the Sun's future with a per-planet survival overlay - textbooks win for citations; planetarium software wins for a night-sky view, not a future-timeline scrub.
| Option | Strength | Access | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Red Giant Future 3D (this page) | 8-epoch scrub with Mercury / Venus / Earth / Mars survival overlay | Free, in browser | Compressed teaching scale, not to-scale AU |
| Star Lifecycle 3D sibling | Generic solar-mass vs massive-star endings | Free web | Not Sun-specific, no per-planet overlay |
| Textbook / review paper | Citable published figures | Print / library / paywall | No interactive scrub or 3D view |
Start with the step-by-step guide or when to use. Open the Sun Red Giant Future 3D Explorer.
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