The Sun
 
 
The red giant Sun melting the Earth in the far future See also
Jupiter's moon Europa in the far future, when the Sun is a red giant

The red-giant Sun seen from Earth
Meltdown (2001)  This is what the Earth may look like when the Sun becomes a red giant. It's similar to Within the Realm of a Dying Sun, but this one shows the planet at an advanced stage, when it has become almost fully molten as a result of the heat of the giant Sun nearby.