Tag: Sun

• Why does the Sun shine?

  The Sun is a mass of incandescent gas A gigantic nuclear furnace Where hydrogen is built into helium At a temperature of millions of degrees. —from “Why Does the Sun Shine?” [The song quoted above is probably best known in its cover version by They Might Be Giants, but it was written for an album…

  Matthew R. Francis

  January 13, 2014

  Astronomy, Astronomy, Physics, and Related Fields

  nuclear fusion, nuclear physics, Sun