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Sun: Encyclopedia - Sun
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The Sun (or Sol) is the star at the center of our Solar system. Earth orbits the Sun, as do many other bodies, ...
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Sun: Encyclopedia Ii - Sun - Structure
The Sun is a near-perfect sphere, with an oblateness estimated at about 9 millionths, which means the polar diameter differs from the equ...
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Sun: Encyclopedia Ii - Sun - Human Understanding Of The Sun
Mankind's most fundamental understanding of the Sun is as the luminous disk in the heavens whose presence above the horizon creates day, ...
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Sun: Encyclopedia Ii - Sun - General Information
The Sun is classified as a main sequence star, which means it is in a state of "hydrostatic balance", neither contracting nor expanding, ...
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Sun: Encyclopedia Ii - Sun - History And Future Of The Sun
The Sun is thought to be a second-generation star, whose formation may have been triggered by shockwaves from a nearby supernova. This is...
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Sun: Encyclopedia Ii - Sun - Magnetic Field
All matter in the Sun is in the form of gas and plasma due to its high temperatures. This makes it possible for the Sun to rotate faster ...
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Sun: Encyclopedia Ii - Sun - General Information
The Sun is classified as a main sequence star, which means it is in a state of "hydrostatic balance", neither contracting nor expanding, ...
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Sun: Encyclopedia Ii - Sun - Theoretical Problems
Sun - Solar neutrino problem.
For some time it was thought that the number of neutrinos produced by the nuclear reactions in the Sun wa...
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Sun: Encyclopedia Ii - Sun - Solar Space Missions
To obtain an uninterrupted view of the Sun, the European Space Agency and NASA cooperatively launched the Solar and Heliospheric Observat...
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