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By comparison, Neptune is about 30AU away from the Sun.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

In mid-summer, nights are shorter and the Sun stays closer to the horizon, allowing the ISS to remain illuminated by the Sun for longer.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

In one Sun Valley precinct, the two each took 151 votes compared with Raman’s 80.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The telescope would allow wide area observations of the lunar surface during strong solar flares, when the Sun provides more intense X-ray illumination.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

Using ropes, they dragged it onto the shore next to the Temple of the Sun.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman