The sun is one of the best sources of vitamin D for the human body. How much sun a person needs per day depends on factors such as skin type, the season, and cloud coverage. Vitamin D is an ...

A new habitable planet that orbits a sun-like star been discovered by scientists. The exoplanet, a planet outside our solar system, was originally discovered two years ago by Oxford University ...

"Every hour counts when you're dealing with CMEs." A space-based telescope has captured new images of the sun that showcase one of our star's fiery outbursts. The fresh visuals come courtesy of ...

So, how fast is Earth moving around the sun? The answer might surprise you. Early astronomers once believed Earth was the center of the universe, with the sun, moon, and planets orbiting around it.

The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), often referred to as China’s 'artificial sun,' successfully sustained plasma for a record 1,000 seconds, or over 17 minutes. This ...

China has taken a major step forward in nuclear fusion research after its Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) sustained a high-confinement plasma operation for 1,066 seconds on ...

A star like the Sun is at equilibrium - gravity tends to pull it inwards, and radiation pressure from the nuclear reactions tends to expand it outwards. In other words, the gravitational collapse ...