Keyword: solar rotation
Follow The Spots
21.10.1999
Solar Neutrino Astronomy
17.05.2001
21.10.1999
The Sun rotates on its axis about once every 27 days. How can you tell? Just follow the sunspots. This composite picture was constructed from solar images recorded daily by the MDI instrument on board the space-based SOlar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO).
Solar Neutrino Astronomy
17.05.2001
Neutrinos are subatomic particles generated by the nuclear reactions which power stars like our Sun. Flying outward from the Sun's core, they easily pass through the Sun (and almost anything else!) unimpeded and should be detectable by earth-based neutrino "telescopes".
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