Sun animation
Click here to see an animated explanation of our sun.

The Sun
The Sun is an ordinary G2 star, one of more than 100 billion stars in our galaxy. Click here to find out more.

NASA on the Sun
Click here to find out what NASA says about the sun.

Sunspots
Dark spots, some as large as 50,000 miles in diameter, move across the surface of the sun, contracting and expanding as they go. Click here to find out about these strange and powerful phenomena which are known as sunspots.

Images of the Sun - the best of SOHO
See some of the best images of the sun, taken by the SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) spacecraft. Click here to see the images. Click here to find out more about SOHO.