When Galileo turned his new telescope towards the Sun in the Summer of 1612 and began to carefully record his observations, he started the study of Solar science that is now carried out by hundreds of professionals worldwide.      You are now able to join them in their quest to understand the physics of our nearest star by using ground-based observatories on mountain peaks, satellites in orbit around the Earth and the Sun and your own hands-on observations.  

This section of 'Solar Science' aims to help your explorations by explaining key ideas about science.   You will soon see why Galileo and thousands of other scientists have been fascinated by the Sun - this is amazing stuff!