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Study the birth of the sun
Space science

Study the birth of the sun

Australian experts are studying the prehistoric phase of the solar system, in an effort to understand the events that led to the birth of the planet's central star.

December 17, 2018
New discovery of the solar atmosphere
Space science

New discovery of the solar atmosphere

Japanese rays, ie the atmosphere contains the solar particles of the sun, larger than expected, exceeding 8 million kilometers from the sun's surface.

December 17, 2018
Solar storm hit Earth on Friday 13th
Space science

Solar storm hit Earth on Friday 13th

Some sun-level X flares erupted on our central star surface this week, and now their radiation is striking the Earth.

December 17, 2018
Close up of the sun's
Space science

Close up of the sun's

Compared to the sun showers, destructive storms on Earth become too much

December 17, 2018
Predict the time of planetary death
Space science

Predict the time of planetary death

For the first time, experts discovered and predicted that the two planets would soon be swallowed by the central star for more than 100 million years.

December 17, 2018
Sun's activity affects thunder
Space science

Sun's activity affects thunder

British scientists have shown that the Sun's activity affects the lightning frequency that hits Earth.

December 17, 2018
The sun has 'sisters'
Space science

The sun has 'sisters'

In the center of the solar system, the giant star warming the Earth is not the only child born more than 4 billion years ago.

December 17, 2018
Extremely rare eclipses happen this afternoon
Space science

Extremely rare eclipses happen this afternoon

If you stand in Australia or Indonesia today, you will see the sun is like a fat banana because the eclipse is extremely rare, only occurs on average 73 years.

December 17, 2018
Detecting asteroids in the solar system's
Space science

Detecting asteroids in the solar system's

After a decade of searching, astronomers have discovered the second dwarf planet with orbit far above Pluto, but has yet to explain why the planet is there.

December 17, 2018
The star is brighter than the Sun.
Space science

The star is brighter than the Sun.

Researchers have recently discovered that a yellow star has the largest size ever and is brighter than the Sun.

December 17, 2018