Sun contains 55% more silver than thought — astronomers solve decades-old puzzle

Astronomers have resolved a decades-old puzzle about the Sun's missing silver by building a more accurate model of its atmosphere rather than finding new data. The revised model reveals the Sun contains 55% more silver than previously estimated, finally matching measurements from meteorites. The finding highlights that major scientific breakthroughs can come from modelling familiar phenomena more precisely.

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