Solar Vital Statistics The Sun is a pretty ordinary, five billion year old star! What makes it so special to us is that the Sun is literally in our own astronomical back-garden. The Sun provides all the light and heat that is required to sustain life on Earth. We need energy from the Sun to grow our food and our lives are defined by the cycles of night and day as the Earth rotates and by the seasons as it revolves around our closest star.

Click on the links below to find out some revealing Solar Vital Statistics.

How massive is the Sun? What is the mass of the Sun? How massive is the Sun?

How big is the Sun? How big is the Sun? How big is the Sun?

How far away is the Sun? How far away is the Sun? How far away is the Sun?

How long does the Sun take to rotate? How long does the Sun take to rotate? How long does the Sun take to rotate?

How bright is the Sun? How bright is the Sun? How bright is the Sun?

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