An exploration of the Sun’s physical appearance and its position in the solar system. It is explained that the Sun is a star, and without it life on Earth would not be possible. NOTE ...

The Quadrantid meteor shower is one of the strongest, and quickest, meteor showers of the year. Here’s what you need to know ...

A giant ‘hiccuping’ star in its final stages before exploding has been spotted by a team of international astronomers. The ...

A NASA spacecraft is about to make the closest approach to the sun. The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to get a ...

By historical definition, Solar Cycle 1 occurred between 1755 and 1766, placing the sun 's current cycle in Solar Cycle 25. As of the end of 2024, we are firmly within the solar maximum period.

What does the Sun sound like? While sound doesn’t travel in the vacuum of space, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured data that can be converted into audio. The result? Unsettling, eerie sounds you ...

isn’t the sun doing something that’s at least sound-like? “The sun has oscillations and vibrations,” offered Impey, “so in a sense, it does have some of the elements of sound within it.” But even so, ...

They could also consider how the Sun gives us day and night and different seasons. Students could also look at their playground solar system and consider how the Sun affects other planets which ...