Facts

Facts the Peabody Encyclopedia for kids

Real facts about everything, written for your grade.

Far Away and Very Hot

The Sun: What is the Sun made of?

Read it with Peabody

The sun is a star. Billions of stars are like it.

It is a yellow dwarf, a medium-size star.

It is a ball of gas. You could not stand on it.

It would take 1.3 million Earths to fill the sun.

The sun is about 93 million miles away.

Its light takes about 8 minutes to reach Earth.

Its surface is about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

Sunspots are dark, cooler spots on the sun.

Never look at the sun without special eye protection.

Its light and heat warm Earth. Most life needs its energy.

Words to know

dwarf: medium-size star
sunspots: cooler dark spots

Stories to go with this book

StoryRa Sails the SkyLevel 6
StoryThe Sun's Night JourneyLevel 7
StoryRa and the Great SnakeLevel 8
StoryThe North Wind and the SunLevel 8
StoryDavy Crockett and the Frozen SunriseLevel 9
StoryRa and the Night BoatLevel 10

Sources

https://science.nasa.gov/sun/facts/
https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/safety/
https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety
https://science.nasa.gov/sun/
https://scied.ucar.edu/sun
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/sun-heat/en/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/sun
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/sun/8th-grade/
https://science.nasa.gov/sun/solar-storms-and-flares/
https://science.nasa.gov/sun/sunspots/
https://www.spaceweather.gov/phenomena/sunspotssolar-cycle
https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/sun-space-weather/sun
https://www.spaceweather.gov/phenomena/aurora
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2019/10/Anatomy_of_our_Sun
https://www.spaceweather.gov/phenomena/solar-flares-radio-blackouts
https://www.spaceweather.gov/phenomena/solar-wind
https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/the-sun-spot/2023/09/26/layers-of-the-sun/
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Solar_Orbiter
https://www.spaceweather.gov/phenomena/coronal-mass-ejections
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/parker-solar-probe/
https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/aug-18-1868-helium-is-discovered/
https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/150-years-since-the-discovery-of-helium/
https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/nasas-parker-solar-probe-makes-history-with-closest-pass-to-Sun
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/sun-closest-approach-by-spacecraft
https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/NASA-noaa-sun-reaches-maximum-phase-in-11-year-solar-cycle/
https://science.nasa.gov/universe/stars/types/
https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/astronomy-and-astrophysics/solar-seismology
https://eos.org/features/shake-rattle-and-probe
https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/solar-radiation-basics
https://physicsworld.com/a/cecilia-payne-gaposchkin-the-woman-who-found-hydrogen-in-the-stars/
https://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/mission/instruments.php

For grown-ups: Peabody has no ads, not one, and nothing to sell your child. The Kids Pick, an independent kids' directory, rates its games 90/100. See what other free kids' sites load · Grown-ups, sign in · Already have a profile?