If the Sun were very different, we wouldn’t be here. A shorter-lived star wouldn't provide the opportunity for humanity to develop, a star that was more erratic would regularly fry us, and stars in ...

Monash University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. We live in changing times. While we once flippantly threw villains to the lions, now we seek to fire them into the Sun.

The Sun looks like a warm yellow sphere with a surface covered with glowing messy hair. The yellow glow extends to the edges of the image, with some regions brighter than others. Many bright yellow ...