SMRTR Science & EngineeringJul 26, 2026Science Daily

Scientists discover the Sun contains 55% more silver than expected

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Scientists at Uppsala University found the Sun contains 55% more silver than previously thought, thanks to a more realistic solar atmosphere model. This resolves a long-standing mystery about why the Sun appeared to have less silver than ancient meteorites, despite both forming from the same cosmic cloud 4.6 billion ago.

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