Colossal Universe: Sun Facts

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Monday, November 18, 2013

Light from the Sun takes approximately a little over eight minutes to reach the Earth.

The radius of the Sun is approximately 432,200 miles.

The diameter of the Sun is approximately 864,400 miles.

The Sun's diameter is approximately 109 times as big as the diameter of Earth.

A solar flare is a large eruption in the Sun's atmosphere.

Sunspots are darker areas on the Sun with stronger magnetic fields that are cooler than the surrounding area.

The temperature in the Sun's core is 27 million degrees Fahrenheit.

The Sun was formed from a giant nebula cloud.

The Sun is not large enough to explode as a supernova or hypernova.

The Sun contains approximately 99% of the total mass of the Solar System.

The Sun will eventually become a red giant.

The Sun is approximately half way through its lifespan.

The Sun is approximately 4.5 billion years old.

The Sun is approximately 93 million miles from Earth.

Most of the Sun's mass is hydrogen.