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The Sun, an ever-burning ball of gas at the center of our solar system, has always fascinated people. But now, scientists are ...

The sun may look yellow from Earth, but it actually releases every color of light, meaning its true color is white. The sun is unique in that it's the only star in our solar system.

If our species manages to hang on for a few billion additional years, we might be in for a wild ride — stars passing in the vicinity of the sun could cause planets in our solar system to collide ...

If the sun suddenly went out, Earth would freeze, life would perish, and the solar system would unravel, but humanity might ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn ...

Astronomers have observed an object that originated from beyond our solar system, thought to be an interstellar comet, speeding through our celestial neighborhood.