Preston,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
As the nearest star to Earth, the Sun serves as both the gravitational anchor and geometric heart of our Solar System, supplying the essential light, warmth, and energy that sustain life on our planet. Its impact reaches across an enormous area known as the Heliosphere, encompassing all planetary bodies within our solar neighborhood. Being relatively close at just 150 million kilometers (a trivial distance in cosmic terms), we can examine the Sun with extraordinary precision. Grasping how this stellar body influences Earth is crucial. The solar research team specializes in investigating our star and its effects on our planet. This Solar Physics group operates under the Jeremiah Horrocks Institute.