If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University ...
The sun is believed to be 4.6 billion years old, but how long this glorious plasma ball exactly took to form is still unknown. A team of international researchers has found the answer to this question ...
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Is the Sun a star or a planet? What we know and why
The Sun, our nearest celestial neighbor, is undeniably a star, not a planet, as centuries of astronomical observations have ...
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How Jupiter saved the Earth from being sucked into the Sun & seahorses show how male pregnancies work
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their ...
Carleton University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Carleton University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. While the upcoming total solar eclipse is a special ...
How big it is: 865,000 miles (1.392 million kilometers) across How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) What type of star it is: A yellow dwarf star The sun is the star at the center of ...
The discovery of a planet that is far too massive for its sun is calling into question what was previously understood about the formation of planets and their solar systems. The discovery of a planet ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The area of stars sampled by new Gaia mission data. Our sun is located in the middle of the ...
Researchers using the Gaia space telescope studied some ancient stars near the sun, revealing that our corner of the Milky Way may be billions of years older than once thought. When you purchase ...
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