SUN

 

THE SUN 

Located at the center of the Solar System is the Sun. It is a star, like the ones you see in the night sky. A burning ball of gas, made of mostly hydrogen and helium, provides us with the neat we need to survive. The Sun is so massive that its gravity-the force that pulls things together - keeps the planets in orbit around it

HOW BIG IS THE SUN 

The Sun is so ginormous that all of the planets of the Solar System could fit inside it hundreds of times over

OUR SUN 

Energy is constantly being generated deep within the Sun. It can take up to 100,000 years for energy to reach the surface, but then it only takes 8 minutes to reach the Earth!