Sun Facts

It would take approximately 177 years to drive a car to the sun at highway speeds.

The sunlight hitting your skin right now started its journey from the sun's core over 100,000 years ago.

One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.

The sun is 330,000 times more massive than Earth

A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!

The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth.

The Sun is actually white. Viewed from space or a high altitude, it appears as its true color; white. Whereas viewed from a low altitude, atmospheric rendering makes it appear as yellow.

Between 18-35% of people sneeze when exposed to bright light, especially sunlight. This is called the photic sneeze reflex, and it's caused by crossed signals between the trigeminal nerve (which controls sneezing) and the optic nerve.

The sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind has ever used within human existence.

The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.

The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.

According to a 2011 poll, 32% of Russians believe that the Sun orbits Earth.

It takes a photon around 100,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to its surface, but only 8 minutes to travel the rest of the way to Earth.

A comet's tail always points away from the sun.