Sun Facts: What You Need To Know About This Celestial Orb

Published July 9, 2014

Updated November 8, 2023

Learn how big, hot, and vital the sun is with these fascinating sun facts.

The sunrise and sunset occur so regularly that we often take their consistency for granted. Though ordinary and expected in mind, in reality the Sun is essentially the sole reason for our survival as a race. To remind you just how cool our Sun is, we’ve rounded up the 20 most incredible sun facts:

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These Sun Facts Will Blow Your Mind

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Kiri Picone holds a B.A. in English and creative writing from Pepperdine University and has been writing for various digital publishers for more than 10 years.

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Savannah Cox holds a Master's in International Affairs from The New School as well as a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and now serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sheffield. Her work as a writer has also appeared on DNAinfo.

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Picone, Kiri. "These Sun Facts Will Blow Your Mind." AllThatsInteresting.com, July 9, 2014, https://allthatsinteresting.com/sun-facts. Accessed August 11, 2025.