Ahoy! Let’s Think! Today we are going to learn facts about the sun! Woohoo!

Though there are billions of stars in the galaxy and the Sun is one of them. Now let's look at the top 10 facts about the sun.

Number 10. The Sun accounts for 99.86% of the mass in the solar system.

Number 9 It is the most important source of energy for life on Earth.

Number 8 The sun has a mass of around 330,000 times that of Earth

Number 7 The Sun’s mass consists of 73% hydrogen, 25% helium, and smaller amounts of other elements.

Number 6 The Sun is approximately 4.6 billion years old.

Number 5 The Sun’s core is about 27 million degrees Fahrenheit. That’s very hot!

Number 4 The Sun is a mainsequence G2V star (or Yellow Dwarf).

Number 3 Light from the Sun takes eight minutes to reach Earth.

Number 2 A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is between the Sun and the Earth.

Number 1 The Sun generates huge amounts of energy by combining hydrogen nuclei into helium. This process is called nuclear fusion.

So that was the top 10 facts about the sun, that took some thinking!


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