[E. Cartman]

Thanks for the post. In this time of nation-wide political craziness, it's pleasant to have something empirically analyzable to fall back on.

[epluribus_2]

What it seems to be saying is that the Sun has incredible influence on even the smallest of particles and mechanisms that is measurable since it changes with distance from the sun. Besides just lighting the planet it may influence everything in subtle ways. Who knows, might even affect the climate.