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SUN

Star swallows planet in first glimpse of Earth’s probable end
Top Six
/ 6 May 2023

Star swallows planet in first glimpse of Earth’s probable end

The star, which is similar to the sun, engulfed the planet over a period of around 100 days

By Daniel Lawler and Pierre Celerier
Set course for the heart of the Sun
Article
/ 17 August 2018

Set course for the heart of the Sun

They promise the earth and never deliver, but sometimes the world’s leaders give us the sun, the moon and the stars

By Matthew Du Plessis
NASA launches historic probe to ‘touch sun’
Article
/ 12 August 2018

NASA launches historic probe to ‘touch sun’

The unmanned spacecraft’s mission is to get closer than any human-made object ever to the centre of our solar system

By Kerry Sheridan
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Article
/ 28 September 2008

Africa awash in sunlight, but not solar energy

From household solar panels to thermal generators, sun power has enjoyed explosive growth around the world. Everywhere, that is, except in Africa.

By Staff Reporter
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/ 16 June 2008

Astronomers find batch of ‘super-Earths’

European researchers said on Monday they discovered a batch of three ”super-Earths” orbiting a nearby star.

By Staff Reporter

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