Our Sun: Facts - Science@NASA
WEBThe 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.
Sun - National Geographic Society
WEBFeb 2, 2024 — The sun itself is white, which means it contains all the colors in the visible spectrum. The sun appears orangish-yellow because the blue light it emits has a shorter wavelength, and is scattered in the atmosphere—the same process that …
Sun | Definition, Composition, Properties, Temperature, & Facts
WEBSep 14, 2024 — The Sun is classified as a G2 V star, with G2 standing for the second hottest stars of the yellow G class—of surface temperature about 5,800 kelvins (K)—and the V representing a main sequence, or dwarf, star, the typical star for this temperature class.
Layers of the Sun – Diagram and Facts - Science Notes and Projects
WEBFeb 3, 2024 — The four layers of the Sun are the core, radiative zone, convective zone, and atmosphere. The Sun is a colossal nuclear reactor at the heart of our solar system. Our favorite star is about 109 times the diameter of Earth and over 330,000 times its mass.
Earth's sun: Facts about the sun's age, size and history
WEBJun 9, 2021 — The sun and the atmosphere of the sun are divided into several zones and layers. The solar interior, from the inside out, is made up of the core, radiative zone and the convective zone .
WEBThe Sun, like other stars, is a huge spherical object made of hydrogen and helium. Its diameter reaches 1.400.000 km, or 109 times the Earth’s diameter; but is 4 times less dense than the Earth due to its composition. The Sun is not only made of the glowing gas that we see with a telescope.
Our solar system: The sun information and facts - National …
WEBSep 15, 2018 — The chromosphere looks like a reddish glow fringing the sun, while the corona's huge white tendrils extend millions of miles long. The chromosphere and corona also emit visible light, but on...
Sun Facts: What You Need to Know - ThoughtCo
WEBJan 10, 2020 — Fast Facts about the Sun. The Sun is a middle-aged, yellow dwarf star. It is about 4.5 billion years old and will live anothe 5 billion years. The Sun's structure is layered, with a very hot core, a radiative zone, a convective zone, a surface photosphere, and a …
Meet the Sun - Center for Science Education
WEBMeet the Sun. The Sun is a yellow dwarf star at the center of our solar system. Earth and all other objects in our solar system orbit around the Sun due to gravity – the Sun contains over 98% of all mass in the solar system and so exerts a strong gravitational pull.
All About the Sun | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
WEBSep 1, 2021 — Our Sun is about 100 times wider than Earth, but it is just an average sized star. Astronomers have found some stars that are 100 times bigger than the Sun and others that are 10 times smaller. The Sun is also right in the middle of its lifecycle. Right now, our Sun is in a stage called yellow dwarf.
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