The Sun
 
 
An asteroid passing in front of the Sun's disc A large sunspot group on the Sun Jupiter's moon Europa in the far future, when the Sun is a red giant The Earth in the far future, with the Sun as a white dwarf The Sun in the far future, as a subgiant, seen from Earth The red giant Sun melting the Earth in the far future The corona, the Sun's outermost atmosphere A white dwarf collides with the Sun Illustration of the Earth's interaction with the solar wind Close up of a solar flare erupting on Sun The red-giant Sun seen from Earth A cross-section of the Sun, showing the core, radiative zone and convective zone Blank square Blank square Blank square Blank square Blank square Blank square Blank square Blank square Blank square Blank square Blank square Blank square About this gallery
At the centre of the Solar System resides the Sun. It is the closest star to the Earth, and by a very long way. Here are some artworks featuring this, the most closely studied star in the universe.

   
 
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