Astronomy
MAIN SEQUENCE STAR: Our Sun’s Thermonuclear Reaction
Our sun is a main sequence star The sun is so massive that it’s 99.9% of the mass in our solar system. But there was just enough behind for gravity to build up other things […]
Helioseismology
Astronomy
SUN FUSION: How the Sun Heats Up Earth
Fusion reactions power the sun. By fusing hydrogen to helium, the sun releases vast amounts of energy towards Earth. Then, sun fusion reaction heats Earth. […]
Astronomy
SUN FACTS: A BIG LIST of Facts About the Sun
The layers of the sun are the corona, chromosphere, photosphere, convection zone, radiative zone and core. It’s composed of 72% hydrogen and 26% helium. […]
