Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1; Understanding the Sun; The Sun By the Numbers; The Internal Structure of the Sun; The Sun's Evolution; The Sun's Atmosphere; Helioseismology: Mapping the Sun's Internal Structure; The Sun's Chromosphere and Corona; The Solar Wind; Chapter 2; Types of Solar Activity; Solar Prominences; Solar Flares; The Sun's Effects on Earth; The Science of Earth's Auroras; Chapter 3; Our Solar System; The Composition of the Solar System; Discovery of the Kuiper Belt; Orbits IN the SOLAR SYSTEM; The Nature of Planets and Their Moons.;This intriguing book follows the Next Generation Science Standards focusing on the solar system and offers serious students of astronomy a detailed look at our Sun and the bodies that orbit it. Readers will learn, in detail, about the Sun's internal structure, including its energy generation, corona, the solar wind, sunspots, and solar flares, among other fascinating characteristics. They'll also study the solar system, which is fueled by the sun. This book is ideal for any reader who would appreciate detailed information for a school report, or who just wants to learn it on their own for more.