How big it is: 865,000 miles (1.392 million kilometers) across How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) What type of star it is: A yellow dwarf star The sun is the star at the center of ...

The Sun is mostly hydrogen and helium. Its core temperature is 27 million degrees Fahrenheit. The Sun is about 4.6 billion years old. It's a G-type main-sequence star. Key takeaways sponsored by The ...

A Dec. 28, 2023, Facebook post (direct link, archive link) claims humanity's basic understanding of the solar system is flawed. "They say the sun is 400 times larger than the moon and that it only ...

Celebrate sunshine and sunny days with these fun and cheery printable sun coloring pages for kids and adults. Print them for ...

This article is part of a special report on the total solar eclipse that will be visible from parts of the U.S., Mexico and Canada on April 8, 2024. On April 8, 2024, a broad swath of North ...