<p align="right">Last Update: <font color="#4f81bd">August, 04, 2024</font></p>
## BIG IDEAS
- The Sun is 99.86% of the mass of the entire [[Solar System|solar system]].
- The Sun's immense energy is produced through nuclear fusion.
- Energy radiates outward from the Sun's core.
- Fusion in the Sun's core operates under extreme temperatures and pressures.
- The Sun is composed of several layers: the core, radiative zone, convective zone, photosphere, chromosphere, and corona.
- Sunspots are cooler, darker regions on the Sun's surface caused by magnetic activity.
- Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) are massive bursts of solar wind and magnetic fields.
### Sources
1. [Stanford SOLAR Center](http://solar-center.stanford.edu/)
2. [ESA - Solar Orbiter](https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Solar_Orbiter)
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