Essays on Sun Page 3

The sun, which is the largest object in the solar system and has many similar stars in the universe, is a middle-sized star. Despite its size, if it were hollow, it could contain over 1 million Earth’s. The sun’s temperature is too high for any living organism to bear, with surface and core temperatures of…

That release ultra-violet radiation, x-rays and gammy rays. It’s an enormous explosion of hydrogen and helium above the sun surface. It’s a sudden rapid and intense variation in brightness that happens every eleven yearsB. They usually last an average of 20 minutes and are a remarkable phenomenon. Imagine gigantic blobs of materials held together by…

Jupiter, the fifth planet from the sun in our solar system, is the largest planet. It derives its name from the Roman god Jove and has a significant size, being 318 times more massive than Earth. It accounts for two-thirds of the total planetary mass in our solar system. Unlike Earth, Jupiter’s surface is gaseous…

I attended the Wagner College Planetarium ( located in Spiro Hall ) on November 15, 2000 at 11:00 for research and to detect the stars, planets and our full solar system more closely. There was a clear dome on the ceiling for us to see the sky. The manager of the show was Dennis Anderson….