Until now, the sun has been the only star for which it has been possible to extract a rotational profile, given the distance of other stars. In their study, however, Tuomi and colleagues were able ...

The Sun’s differential rotation is controlled by high-latitude baroclinically unstable inertial modes. Science Advances , 2024; 10 (13) DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk5643 Cite This Page : ...

El-Badry also has an interest in finding unseen dormant black holes in orbit with Sun-like stars. Using Gaia data, he has found two of these quiet black holes hidden in our galaxy.

Once it enters into its orbit around the sun on Christmas Eve, Parker—which is around the size of a small car—is estimated to be traveling at around 430,000 miles per hour, according to NASA.

Aditya-L1 entered orbit around Sun-Earth L1 at around 5:30 a.m. Eastern (1230 UTC) Jan. 6, following a burn by the spacecraft’s engines, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced via X/Twitter.