Sun is the main source of energy on Earth and each and every part of our Solar System. Without the Sun living on Earth is impossible. Sun provides as light and heat. Earth's position away from our Sun is very precise, a little near would make Earth a desert planet and a little far will make Earth a cold planet to live. Without the Sun's heat and light all living things on Earth will die for sure.Now for this top ten article we are showcasing some of the amazing facts about our Sun. Have some time to read and check out the 10 listed facts about the Sun below. Here are the top 10 amazing facts about the Sun.
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Fact : If the Sun were to "turn off", within a week, the Earth would be 0 degree Fahrenheit. In a year's time, it would dip to -100 degrees Fahrenheit, and millions of years later it would be a stable -400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Source : popsci.com
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| Sun turning off |
TOP : 9
Fact : The Sun is getting hotter, becoming 10% more luminous around every billion years. This could mean that in a billion years there will be no liquid water on Earth.
Source : universetoday.com
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| Sun getting hotter and hotter |
TOP : 8
Fact : The Sun is comprised of 72% hydrogen, 26% helium and other trace elements. This dense mass of gases makes up 99% of all the mass in our Solar System.
Source : bbc.co.uk, space.com
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| Percentage composition of the Sun by Mass |
TOP : 7
Fact : The Sun puts out a huge amount of energy to heat the Solar System. Every second around 700 million tons of hydrogen are converted into helium ashes by the Sun's fusion processes.
Source : stanford.edu
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| Sun's fusion process |
TOP : 6
Fact : The Sun's surface is colder than its atmosphere, around 6,000 Kelvin. The atmosphere can reach 10,000 Kelvin and the region called the corona can be 1 million Kelvin.
Source : universetoday.com
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| Sun's corona |
TOP : 5
Fact : The Sun is around 25,000 light years away from the center of the Milky Way galaxy. It takes about 240 million years to orbit once around the galactic center.
Source : nationalgeographic.com
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| The Sun |
TOP : 4
Fact : Different sections of the Sun rotate at varied speeds, as it is made of gas. The equator regions rotate around every 25 days, whereas the poles take about 36 days.
Source : universetoday.com
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| Sun's structure |
TOP : 3
Fact : In some planetary bodies and moons there exists a "Peak of Eternal Light", where the Sun never sets. This is due to the angle of the rotational axis in relation to the Sun.
Source : bbc.co.uk
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| Peak of Eternal Light |
TOP : 2
Fact : The Sun is middle aged. Astronomers believe it formed around 4.59 billion years ago. In 5 years time, it will enter the red giant phase of its life.
Source : universetoday.com
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| Sun as red giant |
TOP : 1
Fact : 100,000,000,000 tons of dynamite would have to be detonated every single second to match the energy that the Sun produces.
Source : nasa.gov.ph
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| Solar energy |
Data Sources :
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=89GJWHYNScE
- www.en.wikipedia.org
- www.twitter.com (10th photo)
- www.see.murdoch.edu.au (9th photo)
- www.flickr.com (8th photo)
- www.thunderbolts.info (7th photo)
- www.solarious.wordpress.com (6th photo)
- www.nationalgeographic.com (5th photo)
- www.astrophysicsonline.info (4th photo)
- www.peakofeternallight.wordpress.com (3rd photo)
- www.newearthplanets.blogspot.com (2nd photo)
- www.hope-project.org (1st photo)
Please be noted that the top 10 that we are including here in our blog are all unofficial rankings unless otherwise noted. Most of the top ten lists are based on Google search results and collected mainly from different blogs and websites around the internet world.
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