"Runaway Star: Earth's Billion-Year Salvation Revealed"

A new theoretical study suggests that in about a billion years, a chance encounter with a passing star could save Earth from the sun's expansion by tossing it into a cooler orbit or helping it break free from the solar system entirely. However, the chances of this happening are extremely slim. The study simulated how our solar system would behave if a star swept past it, and found that in some simulations, Earth was pushed into a farther, colder orbit, while in others, it ended up in the Oort cloud or was gravitationally lured away by the wandering star. However, the odds of any of these scenarios occurring are roughly 1 in 35,000. Instead, the study suggests finding a solution ourselves, such as modifying Earth's orbit or blocking a fraction of the Sun's incoming energy.