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The Sun is the star located at the solar system’s center. Its gravity holds the solar system as a whole together. It accounts for about 99.86% of the total solar system’s mass.
Hydrogen is about 73% of the Sun’s total mass; the rest is mostly Helium (25%), with a small quantity of oxygen, carbon, neon, and iron. The hottest part of the Sun is its core, where temperatures top 27 million degrees Fahrenheit (15 million degrees Celsius).
The core is the place where it generates enormous amounts of energy through the nuclear fusion reaction. It mainly radiates energy through visible light, ultraviolet, and infrared radiation.
Unraveling the Mystery of Slow Solar Wind: Insights from Solar Orbiter
Researchers have made progress in uncovering the enigmatic beginnings of the 'slow' solar wind.
New link between water and planet formation revealed
Scientists have found water vapour in the disc around a young star exactly where planets may be forming.
Scientists identified carbon monoxide (CO)-runaway gap to identify habitable exoplanets
This gap is identified through atmospheric modeling.
Meteorite analysis: Earth’s building blocks contained water
Study combines meteorite data with thermodynamic modeling.
Astrophysical Chaos: What happens if you put a black hole into the Sun?
In a hypothetical scenario, small, primordial black holes could be captured by newly forming stars.
Aditya-L1’s SUIT captures full-disk images of the Sun
SUIT uses a variety of scientific filters.
Scientists have uncovered the physics behind stars’ superflares
Producing similar late-phase brightness.