Jan 7, 2026 · (Grades 6-12+) In this article, text and images describe how the Sun and Earth are connected, including solar energy, photosynthesis, seasons, aurora, and habitability.

Jun 23, 2025 · The Sun is, unequivocally, the engine of life on Earth. It provides the essential energy that drives our climate, fuels ecosystems, and fundamentally shapes our planet’s environment, …

Apr 24, 2017 · Without the sun the planet would be a cold, lifeless chunk of rock. People can feel the warming effects of the sun, but many people do not know of the other ways the sun interacts with …

Jan 11, 2026 · Besides providing light and heat, the Sun affects Earth through its ultraviolet radiation, the steady stream of the solar wind, and the particle storms of great flares. The near-ultraviolet …

Without the Sun, life on Earth would not be possible. The energy we receive from the Sun provides light and heat, drives our planet's winds and ocean currents, helps crops grow, and more.

Our Earth, orbiting 93 million miles away from the energetic star at the center of the Solar System, receives only one-half of one-billionth of the Sun's energy output. Mere crumbs! Yet those "crumbs" …

3 days ago · Did two vast holes really open up on the Sun and point directly at Earth? We unpack whether Earth is facing serious space weather risks.

Jan 7, 2026 · The sun is the closest star to Earth. Even at a distance of 150 million kilometers (93 million miles), its gravitational pull holds the planet in orbit. It radiates light and heat, or solar energy, which …

Besides containing the oxygen human beings and other organisms need to live, the atmosphere has a number of other “features” such as absorption of ultraviolet radiation from the Sun by the ozone layer …

The Sun and its energy influence a variety of physical and chemical processes in Earth's atmosphere. The star continuously produces a solar wind made of charged particles that flows outward into the …