The solar wind
The solar wind The solar wind is a stream of charged particles released from the upper atmosphere of the Sun, called the corona. This plasma consists of mostly electrons, protons and alpha particles with kinetic energy between 0.5 and 10 keV. Embedded within the solar-…
Solar Nutrino Problem
Solar neutrino problem is a long-standing astrophysics problem where the amount of observed neutrinos originating from the Sun was much less than expected. It happens in the Sun that the process of energy generation results from the enormous pressure and density…
Sunspots and Solar Cycle
Sunspots are dark patches which appear on the sun from time to time. They are areas where the magnetic field inside of the sun breaks through onto the surface, disrupting the movements which produce light. They are correlated with the gravitational or tidal shadows w…
Barycentre
We say that planets orbit stars, but that’s not the whole truth. Planets and stars actually orbit around their common center of mass. This common center of mass is called the barycenter. Barycenters also help astronomers search for planets beyond our solar system! …
Finding life within the Solar System
It is almost for sure that the Earth is the only place within our Solar system which sustains intelligent life, more advanced or the current level of intellegence of human beings. This may be speculated due to the fact that no signs, such as signals, spacecrafts, ra…
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