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Exploring the physical characteristics and celestial beauty of Sun.

Gravity 0 m/s²
Mean Radius 695,508 km
Mass 1.989 x 1030 kg
Density 1.41 g/cm³
Sun

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Sun Shines in High-Energy X-rays

Sun Shines in High-Energy X-rays

X-rays stream off the sun in this first picture of the sun, overlaid on a picture taken by NASA Sola...

The Sun Magnetic Field

The Sun Magnetic Field

This frame from an animation shows how the magnetic field lines emanating from our sun spiral out in...

Pulses from the Sun

Pulses from the Sun

The dark region seen on the face of the sun at the end of March 2013 is a coronal hole just above an...

Three-Telescope View of the Sun

Three-Telescope View of the Sun

This composite image of the Sun includes high-energy X-ray data from NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Te...

Comparing Sizes: the Sun and WR 140

Comparing Sizes: the Sun and WR 140

This graphic shows the relative size of the Sun, upper left, compared to the two stars in the binary...

Orbital Dynamics

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