Popular Science
Issue: Nov, 1937
Posted in: Space
Posted: 04/07/2008
5 Comments on Sun Not So Bright (Nov, 1937)

Sun Not So Bright (Nov, 1937)

How can you not love the headline?

Sun Not So Bright
Compared to other stars in the same class, our sun is a weakling as far as brightness is concerned. According to recent tests at Harvard University, it gives off only seven tenths of the radiation it should for its size.

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5 comments
  1. jocksBASS says: April 8, 20083:05 am

    maybe it’s not a star o___O

  2. jayessell says: April 8, 20089:22 am

    Maybe it’s one of those ‘Three-Way’ stars and it’s set to ‘medium’.

  3. Stannous says: April 8, 20087:00 pm

    Anybody mess with the rheostat?

  4. Rick Auricchio says: April 9, 200810:21 am

    I want my money back, or at least a partial refund.

  5. Blurgle says: April 12, 200810:29 pm

    Is there a remedial school for stars?

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