All about the Sun

Our star brings us the light and heat that we — and indeed, all life — need to survive. Although it seems to offer a reliable and nearly inexhaustible supply, that’s a misperception driven by our short tenure on this planet. Look more than a few hundred million years into either the past or future and the situation deteriorates considerably. The articles in this package look at what scientists know about the current Sun and also what the future may hold in store.

- “Opening a new window on the Sun” by Dean Pesnell
- “Is the Sun an oddball star?” by Bruce Dorminey
- “How the Sun will die ” by Bruce Balick
- “The coming solar superstorm” by Sten Odenwald
- “Earth’s deadly future” by Richard Talcott
- “Can we send a spacecraft to the Sun?” by David J. McComas

(36 pages, 3.7 MB)