Sun
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The Sun is the star located at the centre of the Solar System. It is a massive sphere of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core, radiating the energy from its surf
The Sun as viewed through a clear solar filter
Size comparison of major celestial objects in the Solar System, including the Sun. Distances are not to scale.
The photosphere is structured by convection cells referred to as granules.
The Sun's transition region taken by Hinode's Solar Optical Telescope
Jupiter
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Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, and the largest in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass nearly 2.5 times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined and slightly le
Close-up of the Great Red Spot imaged by the Juno spacecraft in true colour. Due to the way Juno takes photographs, the stitched image has extreme barrel distortion.
The Galilean moons' effect on Jupiter's magnetosphere
Jupiter and four Galilean moons seen through an amateur telescope
Jupiter, taken in infrared light, showing its faint rings, along with two moons – Amalthea and Adrastea, auroras, and atmospheric features.