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Star gives good vibrations

Jun 5, 2001

Astronomers have studied the Sun for as long as the concept of observation has existed. Indeed, the star at the heart of our solar system has played an important role in helping us to understand the universe on the grandest scales. Detailed and precise observations of the Sun have, for example, constrained our ideas on how other stars evolve, while our ability to pin down the age of stars has been an important plank in the attempts to describe the origins and evolution of the universe.

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