- Sun - Wikipedia
It is a massive, nearly perfect sphere of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core, radiating the energy from its surface mainly as visible light and infrared radiation with 10% at ultraviolet energies It is the main source of energy for life on Earth
- Sun: Facts - NASA Science
The Sun is about 100 times wider than Earth and about 10 times wider than Jupiter, the biggest planet The Sun is the only star in our solar system It is the center of our solar system, and its gravity holds the solar system together Everything in our solar system revolves around it – the planets, asteroids, comets, and tiny bits of space
- The Sun, our Solar System’s star | The Planetary Society
The Sun is the engine behind much of Earth’s environment, providing energy for everything from ocean currents and weather patterns to the plants and algae that form the base of many food chains
- The Sun: Facts, size, and fate of Earth’s blazing star
Facts about our Sun, including its distance from Earth, what the Sun is made of, and how long it would take to drive there (hint: a long time!)
- Sun - National Geographic Society
The sun is an ordinary star, one of about 100 billion in our galaxy, the Milky Way The sun has extremely important influences on our planet: It drives weather, ocean currents, seasons, and climate, and makes plant life possible through photosynthesis
- Meet the Sun - Center for Science Education
The Sun is the closest star to Earth and is the center of our solar system Learn about fun Sun facts
- The Sun: Our Home Star - timeanddate. com
Our Sun is a G-type star Its color is white, although it tends to appear yellow or red when seen through the filter of Earth ’s atmosphere G-type stars spend about 10 billion years converting hydrogen to helium Astronomers call this the main-sequence stage of a star’s life
- The First-Ever Map of The Boundary of The Sun Has Just . . . - ScienceAlert
Using the combined might of spacecraft scattered across the Solar System, scientists have built the most detailed map yet of the boundary where the Sun's magnetic push no longer accelerates the solar wind
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