Sun: Largest, Brightest and Largest Star

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The sun: Facts about the bright star at the center of the solar system

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The sun is 865,000 miles ( 1.392 million kilometers ) across and 93 million miles (150 million km) Powered by a process called nuclear fusion, the sun can get hotter than 27 million degrees Fahrenheit ( 15 million degrees Celsius ) It has been around for over 4 billion years, but one day , it will run out of fuel.

The sun contains over 99% of the mass of our entire solar system.

Over 1 million Earths could fit inside the sun, but it actually releases every color of light, meaning its true color is white.

The sun will eventually become a red giant, and as it expands, it will engulf its nearest planets.

Sunspots are darker, cooler areas that temporarily appear on the sun.

Solar storms happen when the sun releases flares of energy and particles.

Auroras on Earth happen when charged particles from the sun interact with our planet's atmosphere.

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