70 Interesting Facts About Sun

Last updated on July 23rd, 2021

References:

  1. https://www.space.com/17170-what-is-the-sun-made-of.html
  2. https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/educators/elements/imagine/Abundances.pdf
  3. http://www.chemistryexplained.com/elements/C-K/Helium.html
  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion
  5. http://environ.andrew.cmu.edu/m3/s2/02sun.shtml
  6. http://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/solarweek/MONDAY/facts.html
  7. https://www.thoughtco.com/closest-stars-to-earth-3073628
  8. https://www.space.com/17081-how-far-is-earth-from-the-sun.html and https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/moon-distance/en/
  9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_layer
  10. http://www.ozonelayer.noaa.gov/science/basics.htm
  11. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/High_School_Earth_Science/The_Sun
  12. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/iris/multimedia/layerzoo.html
  13. http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~blackman/ast104/chromosphere.html
  14. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/aug/16/sun-perfect-sphere-nature
  15. https://www.space.com/14736-sunspots-sun-spots-explained.html
  16. https://academic.oup.com/astrogeo/article/45/4/4.21/264090
  17. https://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/explore/faq.html
  18. https://space-facts.com/how-big-is-the-sun-million-earths/
  19. https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/GlyniseFinney.shtml
  20. https://quizlet.com/127862865/astronomy-ch-14-study-set-flash-cards/
  21. https://www.space.com/17081-how-far-is-earth-from-the-sun.html
  22. https://www.space.com/22393-sun-magnetic-field-explained-infographic.html
  23. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/spaceweather/index.html#q7
  24. https://www.britannica.com/science/photosynthesis
  25. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion
  26. https://www.eso.org/public/outreach/eduoff/cas/cas2005/winners/cas2005-047/
  27. https://hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov/sftheory/flare.htm
  28. https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/chromosphere
  29. https://sciencing.com/suns-photosphere-5218439.html
  30. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130204094608.htm
  31. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/iris/multimedia/layerzoo.html
  32. http://solar-center.stanford.edu/SID/activities/GreenSun.html
  33. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071108135522.htm
  34. https://www.livescience.com/26376-green-flash.html
  35. https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/perihelion-aphelion-solstice.html
  36. https://www.universetoday.com/15021/how-long-does-it-take-sunlight-to-reach-the-earth/
  37. https://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/sun_for_kids_main.html
  38. http://www3.canisius.edu/~grandem/Spring%202013%20digital%20books/SolarSystem-Wolf/SolarSystem-Wolf_print.html
  39. http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/
  40. https://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=184
  41. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ibex/IBEXDidYouKnow.html
  42. https://www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/istp/outreach/workshop/thompson/facts.html
  43. https://hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov/sftheory/frame1.htm
  44. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/sun/overview/
  45. https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/safety
  46. http://solar-center.stanford.edu/FAQ/Qsolsysspeed.html and https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/AngelaChan.shtml
  47. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/science/solar-rotation.html
  48. https://www.nasa.gov/sun
  49. https://www.britannica.com/topic/sun-worship
  50. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaxagoras
  51. https://sciencing.com/difference-between-lunar-calendar-solar-calendar-22648.html
  52. https://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/sun_for_kids_main.html
  53. https://www.space.com/58-the-sun-formation-facts-and-characteristics.html
  54. https://www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/istp/outreach/workshop/thompson/facts.html
  55. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_wind
  56. https://www.universetoday.com/16350/what-kind-of-star-is-the-sun/
  57. https://www.space.com/22471-red-giant-stars.html