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Sun: is a star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma, with internal convective motion that generates a magnetic field via a dynamo process. It is by far the most important source of energy for life on Earth.
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SEP 16, 2025Space & Astronomy
Has the Sun’s activity increased or decreased in the last few years? This is what a recent study published in The ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 04, 2025Space & Astronomy
What processes are responsible for heating solar flares and what dangers do they pose to Earth? This is what a recent st ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 26, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can sunspots on other stars teach astronomers about exoplanet atmospheres? This is what a recent study published in ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUL 10, 2025Space & Astronomy
What steps can be taken to safeguard future human missions to Mars? This is what a recent study presented at the Royal A ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 24, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can space weather from our Sun teach scientists about the habitability of exoplanets? This is what a recent study p ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 13, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission teach scientists about solar wind ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 06, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can stars exploding near black boles teach astronomers about the formation and expansion of both celestial objects? ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 23, 2025Earth & The Environment
Plants are able to respond to their environment and changes in conditions. In the phototropism phenomenon, for example, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2025Space & Astronomy
What can the largest geomagnetic storm in decades teach scientists about extreme solar activity and how to prepare for i ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 03, 2025Space & Astronomy
How can the solar wind influence Jupiter’s massive magnetic field? This is what a recent study published in Geophy ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 21, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is known to cause DNA damage, and while that damage may accumulate and eventually lead to dis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2025Earth & The Environment
This image by Jean-Philippe Maréchal shows a sargassum bloom, which has affected parts of the Caribbean since 2011Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2025Neuroscience
At least 30 minutes of summer sun per day in the first year of life is linked to a lower relapse risk in children with m ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 13, 2025Earth & The Environment
How can machine learning help determine the best times and ways to use solar energy? This is what a recent study publish ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 12, 2025Earth & The Environment
These images of the aurora borealis, courtesy of the University of Calgary Faculty of Science research team show the str ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2024Space & Astronomy
What can solar eclipses teach us about the Sun and how it interacts with the Earth’s atmosphere? This is what a re ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 08, 2024Earth & The Environment
High temperatures are known to be a killer, and historically, it is not unusual for extreme heat to cause tens of thousa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2024Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has done an extraordinary job teaching us about our Sun while achieving record distances ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 16, 2024Space & Astronomy
For thousands of years, Mars, aka the Red Planet, has fascinated skywatchers from countless civilizations and cultures, ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 09, 2024Space & Astronomy
How can the metal content of stars influence the formation of Earth-like exoplanets? This is what a recent study publish ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScSEP 04, 2024Space & Astronomy
What processes provide energy to the solar wind as it travels away from the Sun and throughout the solar system? This is ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 19, 2024Space & Astronomy
How do powerful geomagnetic storms from the Sun influence the Earth’s atmosphere? This is what two separate studie ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 06, 2024Space & Astronomy
How can red dwarf stars, which are both smaller and cooler than our Sun, influence the habitability potential for exopla ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 05, 2024Space & Astronomy
Contrary to widespread belief, our Moon does have an atmosphere, albeit extremely thin and officially known as an &ldquo ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 16, 2025
Space & Astronomy
Has the Sun’s activity increased or decreased in the last few years? This is what a recent study published in The
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 04, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What processes are responsible for heating solar flares and what dangers do they pose to Earth? This is what a recent st
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 26, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can sunspots on other stars teach astronomers about exoplanet atmospheres? This is what a recent study published in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUL 10, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What steps can be taken to safeguard future human missions to Mars? This is what a recent study presented at the Royal A
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 24, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can space weather from our Sun teach scientists about the habitability of exoplanets? This is what a recent study p
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 13, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission teach scientists about solar wind
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 06, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can stars exploding near black boles teach astronomers about the formation and expansion of both celestial objects?
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 23, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Plants are able to respond to their environment and changes in conditions. In the phototropism phenomenon, for example,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2025
Space & Astronomy
What can the largest geomagnetic storm in decades teach scientists about extreme solar activity and how to prepare for i
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 03, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How can the solar wind influence Jupiter’s massive magnetic field? This is what a recent study published in Geophy
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 21, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is known to cause DNA damage, and while that damage may accumulate and eventually lead to dis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2025
Earth & The Environment
This image by Jean-Philippe Maréchal shows a sargassum bloom, which has affected parts of the Caribbean since 2011
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2025
Neuroscience
At least 30 minutes of summer sun per day in the first year of life is linked to a lower relapse risk in children with m
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 13, 2025
Earth & The Environment
How can machine learning help determine the best times and ways to use solar energy? This is what a recent study publish
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 12, 2025
Earth & The Environment
These images of the aurora borealis, courtesy of the University of Calgary Faculty of Science research team show the str
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What can solar eclipses teach us about the Sun and how it interacts with the Earth’s atmosphere? This is what a re
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 08, 2024
Earth & The Environment
High temperatures are known to be a killer, and historically, it is not unusual for extreme heat to cause tens of thousa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2024
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has done an extraordinary job teaching us about our Sun while achieving record distances
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 16, 2024
Space & Astronomy
For thousands of years, Mars, aka the Red Planet, has fascinated skywatchers from countless civilizations and cultures,
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 09, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How can the metal content of stars influence the formation of Earth-like exoplanets? This is what a recent study publish
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
SEP 04, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What processes provide energy to the solar wind as it travels away from the Sun and throughout the solar system? This is
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 19, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How do powerful geomagnetic storms from the Sun influence the Earth’s atmosphere? This is what two separate studie
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 06, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How can red dwarf stars, which are both smaller and cooler than our Sun, influence the habitability potential for exopla
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 05, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Contrary to widespread belief, our Moon does have an atmosphere, albeit extremely thin and officially known as an &ldquo
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc