In nature, the Sun provides energy to the Earth and most of the life that lives on it. Despite being around for so long, many people do not understand the science behind solar panels, and more importantly, how they are able to generate electricity from the Sun. Solar panels have been around for decades, having first been used in the 1960’s by space pioneers.

In recent years, the popularity of solar panels has spiked with the increasing awareness of the need to move away from fossil fuels.

Posted on NovemNovemAuthor hannah Categories blog, Solar Energy Tags science, solar, sun Leave a comment on What Would Happen if the Sun Disappeared? How Do Solar Panels Work? Take a look at the infographic below to find out more about what would happen to us and our planet if the Sun were to disappear. For example, within eight minutes all the planets would start to travel in a straight line through space because there would no longer be a gravitational pull from the Sun and the surfaces of the oceans would freeze over within a couple of months. Our latest infographic explores everything that would happen should the sun disappear, along with a timescale of how long it would take for these things to happen. However, we were curious to see what else might happen if our giant source of heat and light were to suddenly vanish from the sky.

The majority of us will realise that without the Sun, things down here on Earth would be pretty cold and dark. Even if you don’t know much about science, and outer space in particular, most of us know that that great big yellow thing in the sky is quite important for our existence.

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