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Solstice ushers in start of summer 2025 on Saturday

Solstice ushers in start of summer 2025 on Saturday

  • It is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere
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Astronomers find what may be the universe’s brightest object with a black hole devouring a sun a day

Astronomers find what may be the universe’s brightest object with a black hole devouring a sun a day

By AP ·
India sets September launch date for mission to study the sun

India sets September launch date for mission to study the sun

By Reuters ·
Sun to align over Kaaba on Sunday

Sun to align over Kaaba on Sunday

By Arab News ·
King Ramses II misses his sun tan session

King Ramses II misses his sun tan session

By Gobran Mohamed ·
Sun-tastic! Tourists flock to see solar phenomenon at Egypt’s Karnak temples

Sun-tastic! Tourists flock to see solar phenomenon at Egypt’s Karnak temples

By Gobran Mohamed ·
NASA craft ‘touches’ sun for 1st time, dives into atmosphere

NASA craft ‘touches’ sun for 1st time, dives into atmosphere

By AP ·
What We Are Reading Today: Taming the Sun by Varun Sivaram

What We Are Reading Today: Taming the Sun by Varun Sivaram

By Arab News ·
Update NASA spacecraft rockets toward sun for closest look yet

NASA spacecraft rockets toward sun for closest look yet

By AP ·
Last-minute technical problem delays NASA’s flight to sun

Last-minute technical problem delays NASA’s flight to sun

By AFP ·
NASA counts down to launch of first spacecraft to ‘touch Sun’

NASA counts down to launch of first spacecraft to ‘touch Sun’

By AFP ·
Jail term slashed for Singapore pastor who funded wife’s raunchy music career

Jail term slashed for Singapore pastor who funded wife’s raunchy music career

By AFP ·

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