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  2. Sun - Wikipedia

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    The Sun is 1.4 million kilometers (4.643 light-seconds) wide, about 109 times wider than Earth, or four times the Lunar distance, and contains 99.86% of all Solar System mass. The Sun is a G-type main-sequence star that makes up about 99.86% of the mass of the Solar System. [26]

  3. 135 Interesting Facts for Kids and Adults to Blow Your Mind - AOL

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    18. A bolt of lightning is five times hotter than the sun, at 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit. 19. Germany is estimated to have 25,000 castles. ... Interesting Facts for Kids. 66. Scotland's national ...

  4. All Summer in a Day - Wikipedia

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    A 30-minute television adaptation was created, originally broadcast on the PBS children's series WonderWorks in 1982. The adaptation differs from the story in that the sun only appears every nine years, and the ending is expanded: the children atone for their horrible act by giving Margot flowers they picked while the Sun was out. [2]

  5. Solar System - Wikipedia

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    Thus, the Sun occupies 0.00001% (1 part in 10 7) of the volume of a sphere with a radius the size of Earth's orbit, whereas Earth's volume is roughly 1 millionth (10 −6) that of the Sun. Jupiter, the largest planet, is 5.2 AU from the Sun and has a radius of 71,000 km (0.00047 AU; 44,000 mi), whereas the most distant planet, Neptune, is 30 AU ...

  6. 70 interesting fun facts to keep in mind for your next trivia ...

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    It takes sunlight eight minutes and 20 seconds to travel from the sun to earth. Beyoncé’s concert in Paris on May 26, 2023, had more sales from U.S. buyers on Stubhub than any other single ...

  7. Solar phenomena - Wikipedia

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    In the spectral class label, G2 indicates its surface temperature, of approximately 5770 K ( the UAI will accept in 2014 5772 K) and V indicates that the Sun, like most stars, is a main-sequence star, and thus generates its energy via fusing hydrogen into helium. In its core, the Sun fuses about 620 million metric tons of hydrogen each second.

  8. Solar transition region - Wikipedia

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    Below, gravity tends to dominate the shape of most features, so that the Sun may often be described in terms of layers and horizontal features (like sunspots); above, dynamic forces dominate the shape of most features, so that the transition region itself is not a well-defined layer at a particular altitude.

  9. The Sun in culture - Wikipedia

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    In the Bible, Malachi 4:2 mentions the "Sun of Righteousness" (sometimes translated as the "Sun of Justice"), [15] [16] which some Christians have interpreted as a reference to the Messiah . [17] In ancient Roman culture, Sunday was the day of the sun god. In paganism, the Sun was a source of life, giving warmth and illumination.