A new study suggests the sun appears to experience far fewer changes in brightness and intensity than other stars like it. Researchers reported last week on their examination of 369 stars. They compared each one to the sun in terms of surface temperature, size and rotation. They found that on average, the other stars had five times more brightness variability than our sun. A report on the study and its findings was published in Science magazine.
Title: Study Suggests Sun Less Active than Similar Stars
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4183/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Study Suggests Sun Less Active than Similar Stars' data-article-id='4719'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13167'>A new study suggests the sun appears to experience far fewer changes in brightness and intensity than other stars like it.</span> <span data-start-time='13167' data-end-time='22917'>Researchers reported last week on their examination of 369 stars.</span> <span data-start-time='22917' data-end-time='32396'>They compared each one to the sun in terms of surface temperature, size and rotation.</span> <span data-start-time='32396' data-end-time='43521'>They found that on average, the other stars had five times more brightness variability than our sun.</span> <span data-start-time='43521' data-end-time='51479'>A report on the study and its findings was published in Science magazine.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4183/C.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=14997 data-hint-location='32396' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4183/what_is_the_sun.wav'>What is the sun?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the closest star to earth'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4183/the_closest_star_to_earth.wav'><span>the closest star to earth</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4183/a_planet_close_to_earth.wav'><span>a planet close to earth</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4183/the_largest_planet_in_our_solar_system.wav'><span>the largest planet in our solar system</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4183/one_of_many_moons_in_our_galaxy.wav'><span>one of many moons in our galaxy</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=14998 data-hint-location='13167' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4183/how_many_stars_were_examined_for_this_study.wav'>How many stars were examined for this study?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='369'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4183/150.wav'><span>150</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4183/369.wav'><span>369</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4183/100.wav'><span>100</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4183/258.wav'><span>258</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=14999 data-hint-location='43521' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4183/the_study_featured_in_this_article_was_published_in__blank_.wav'>The study featured in this article was published in <span class='blank'>Science magazine</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Science magazine'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4183/national_geographic_magazine.wav'><span>National Geographic magazine</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4183/_people_magazine.wav'><span> People magazine</span></div><div class='choice' 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