What Is the Sun Made Of? | Dr. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

Have you ever wondered what the sun is made of? Dr. Cecilia Payne-Gaposhkin wondered that, too, and she used science to figure out the answer! Find out how she did that and more about her amazing life and discoveries!

Standards:
Scientists search for cause and effect relationships to explain natural events. (2-PS1-4)

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SOURCES:
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1468-4004.2002.43127.x
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aba9179
https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00509-3
https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/201501/physicshistory.cfm
https://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/curriculum-collections/cosmic-horizons-book/cecilia-payne-profile
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cecilia-payne-gaposchkin-revealed-stars-composition-broke-gender-barriers