What is 1 fact about the sun?

Facts about the Sun. The Sun accounts for 99.86% of the mass in the solar system. It has a mass of around 330,000 times that of Earth. It is three quarters hydrogen and most of its remaining mass is helium.

How long does the sun have to love?

Stars like our Sun burn for about nine or 10 billion years. So our Sun is about halfway through its life. But don’t worry. It still has about 5,000,000,000—five billion—years to go.

What are 5 things about the sun?

Ten Interesting Facts About the Sun

• The Sun is the Solar System.
• And the Sun is mostly hydrogen and helium.
• The Sun is pretty bright.
• The Sun is huge, but tiny.
• The Sun is middle aged.
• The Sun has layers.
• The Sun is heating up, and will kill all life on Earth.
• Different parts of the Sun rotate at different speeds.

Is the sun powerful?

Compared with the billions of other stars in the universe, the sun is unremarkable. But for Earth and the other planets that revolve around it, the sun is a powerful center of attention. It holds the solar system together; provides life-giving light, heat, and energy to Earth; and generates space weather.

How old is our Earth?

4.543 billion years
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Earth is estimated to be 4.54 billion years old, plus or minus about 50 million years. Scientists have scoured the Earth searching for the oldest rocks to radiometrically date.

Will the sun last forever?

Once all the helium disappears, the forces of gravity will take over, and the sun will shrink into a white dwarf. All the outer material will dissipate, leaving behind a planetary nebula. Astronomers estimate that the sun has about 7 billion to 8 billion years left before it sputters out and dies.

What are 5 facts about the Earth?

Facts about the Earth

• The Earth’s rotation is gradually slowing.
• The Earth was once believed to be the centre of the universe.
• Earth has a powerful magnetic field.
• There is only one natural satellite of the planet Earth.
• Earth is the only planet not named after a god.
• The Earth is the densest planet in the Solar System.

Who Named the Earth?

All of the planets, except for Earth, were named after Greek and Roman gods and godesses. The name Earth is an English/German name which simply means the ground. It comes from the Old English words ‘eor(th)e’ and ‘ertha’.

What are some interesting facts about the Sun?

1 The Sun is actually a star. 2 We classify the Sun as a G-type main sequence star, and a yellow dwarf star. 3 Billions of years in the future, the Sun will actually grow to absorb Mercury, Venus and even our planet Earth. 4 After this growth, the Sun will run out of hydrogen.

Is the Sun the largest object in the Solar System?

The sun is the largest object in the solar system. The sun contains more than 99.8% of the total mass of the Solar System (Jupiter contains most of the rest). The sun is the closest star to Earth. The sun is an average star, its size, age, and temperature fall in about the middle of the ranges of these properties for all stars.

How old is the sun according to science?

The Sun is about 4.5 billion years old, judging by the age of moon rocks. Based on this information, current astrophysical theory predicts that the Sun will become a red giant in about five billion (5,000,000,000) years. NASA’s Jim Green interviews Nicky Fox about the sun. Listen below.

How often does the Sun spin on its axis?

At the equator, the Sun spins once about every 25 days, but at its poles the Sun rotates once on its axis every 35 Earth days. Sun Shines in High-Energy X-rays 4 Can’t Stand On It As a star, the Sun is a ball of gas (92.1 percent hydrogen and 7.8 percent helium) held together by its own gravity. 5 Ringless The Sun does not have any rings. 6