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Our Star

The Sun is the only star in our solar system and it has provided light and warmth for roughly 4.5 billion years. Without the energy provided by the sun there would be no life on Earth. 

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Sun Facts!

  • It takes about 8 minutes for light to travel from the sun to Earth 

  • The Sun is the most massive object in our solar system occupying about 99.8% of the mass of the entire solar system

  • The Sun is located at the center of our solar system 

  • Even though the Sun is massive it is not the biggest star we know of 

  • ​The Sun is so big that it would take 1.3 million Earth's to fill it or 109 Earth's across​

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