Discover 10 incredible sun facts that reveal its power, age, and influence on Earth, as we dive into the mysteries of our life-giving star.
No # 1: The sun is a massive nuclear fusion reactor, converting 600 million tons of hydrogen into helium every second, powering life on Earth.
No # 2: Our sun accounts for a whopping 99.86% of the solar system's mass, dwarfing all other celestial bodies and maintaining their orbits.
No # 3: At 4.6 billion years old, the sun has burned through half its fuel, with another 5 billion years to go before it evolves into a red giant.
No # 4:The sun's surface temperature is a fiery 5,500°C (9,932°F), while its core reaches a mind-boggling 15 million°C (27 million°F).
No # 5: The sun's energy output is colossal: 384.6 yottawatts, enough to power the entire world's energy consumption 2.7 million times over.
No # 6:Our sun is classified as a G2V star, indicating a yellow dwarf, but don't be fooled by the name – it's over 109 times larger than Earth.
No # 7: The sun's magnetic field is so powerful that it creates solar winds traveling at 400 km/s (1 million mph), reaching Earth in just 3 days.
No # 8: The sun rotates once every 27 Earth days at its equator, but its poles take a leisurely 36 Earth days to complete a single rotation.
No # 9: The sun's gravity is 28 times stronger than Earth's, which means that a person weighing 68 kg (150 lbs) on Earth would weigh 1,904 kg (4,200 lbs) on the sun.
No # 10: It takes 8 minutes and 20 seconds for the sun's light to travel the 93 million miles (150 million km) to Earth, illuminating our world.
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