Interesting facts about the Sun!

Besides it being a mega-huge tanning bed, what else do you know about the sun? Well, take a look at these facts to find out!

• The Sun accounts for 99.86% of the mass in the solar system

• Over one million Earth’s could fit inside the Sun

• One day the Sun will consume the Earth

• The Sun will eventually be about the size of Earth

• The Sun has a powerful magnetic field

• The Sun is classified as a yellow dwarf star

• The Sun generates solar winds

• The Sun rotates in the opposite direction to Earth

Want to know how and why these things are true? Check out this website!

http://theplanets.org/the-sun/

Credits: http://theplanets.org/the-sun/