10 Facts About the Sun!

  You may know many facts about the planets in our solar system, but did you ever wonder about the sun? That's right, in this post, I'll tell you 10 fun facts about the star that takes up 99.86% of the solar system! 

• The sun is almost a perfect sphere 
• Over one million Earth's could fit inside the sun
• The sun is 4.5 billion years old  
• All other stars besides ours have a name 
• The sun's light reaches Earth in eight minutes
• Without the sun's gravity, Earth would go spinning off into space
• Some areas on the sun's surface are cooler than others, these are called sun spots
• The sun travels at 220 Km (kilometers) per second 
• The sun takes up 99.86% of the solar system
• The surface of the sun is about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit 

I hope you learned something new! Have a fantastic day!