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1. news.stanford.edu › stories › 2024Surprising facts about the sun | Stanford Report

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   4 days ago · So, the sun is white because it’s a blend of all of these different colors, which turns into white light. Based on its mass and the temperature at which it’s burning, the sun is also ...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SunSun - Wikipedia

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   18 hours ago · The Sun is a G-type main-sequence star (G2V), informally called a yellow dwarf, though its light is actually white. It formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago from the gravitational collapse of matter within a region of a large molecular cloud.

   • Age: ≈4.6 billion years (4.6×10⁹ years)
   • Adjectives: Solar (/ˈsoʊlər/)

   • Visual brightness (V): −26.74
   • Mass: 1.9885×10³⁰ kg, 332,950 Earths

4. www.colorado.edu › today › 2024/05/22Solar physicists unlock the key to how sunspots form—and much ...

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   2 days ago · The sun’s inner workings matter a lot for people, Brown said. The sun’s dynamo generates solar storms that, among other things, pose risks to human power grids. Such storms also caused the auroras that appeared in the skies above the United States earlier this month. For the researchers, the study represents an achievement decades in the ...

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6. www.southernliving.com › garden › full-sun-plants44 Flowers That Thrive In Full Sun - Southern Living

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   May 17, 2024 · Soil pH: 6.5-7.5. Dianthus is a large family of charming cottage-garden flowers that includes Cheddar pinks, sweet Williams, and carnations. They may bloom in spring or summer, depending on the species. Dianthus thrives in Zones 4-9 in well-draining, organically rich soil in full sun.

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7. spaceplace.nasa.gov › all-about-the-sun › enAll About the Sun | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

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   May 6, 2024 · The Sun is also right in the middle of its lifecycle. Right now, our Sun is in a stage called yellow dwarf. It is about 4.5 billion years old. In another 5 billion years the Sun will become a big, cool star called a red giant. A few billion years after that, it will become a small white dwarf star.

8. www.npr.org › sections › pictureshowPhotos: See the Northern lights from rare solar storm - NPR

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   May 11, 2024 · A powerful solar storm struck Earth, triggering spectacular celestial light shows in skies around the world — and threatening possible disruptions to satellites and power grids.

9. www.pbs.org › newshour › showThe sun is super active right now. Here’s how it can affect ...

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   Apr 28, 2024 · To most people, the sun is a steady, never-changing source of heat and light. But to scientists, it’s a dynamic star, constantly in flux, sending energy out into space. Experts say the sun is ...