These Sun Facts Will Blow Your Mind

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:

Colorful Wavelength

Sun Facts Glowing Orb

Death of the Sun

Death of the Sun

Sunspot Sun Facts

Sun Hot Surface

Intriguing Sun Facts

Sun is Perfect Sphere

Sun is Perfect Sphere

Sun is Perfect Sphere

Facts About The Sun

Sun Facts

Facts About Sun Speed

Ring of Fire Facts

Sun Facts Incredible Heat

Solar Eclipse

Sun Facts

Sun's Gravity

Death of the Sun

Interesting Sun Facts

Sun Facts For Kids

Facts About Sun's Temperature

Solar Eclipse From Space

Sun Spot Facts

Intriguing Sun Facts

Mass of the Sun

Sun's Incredible Size

Sun Facts Perfect Sphere

Magnetic Polarity of Sun

Colorful Sun Wavelengths

Sun Facts Age of Sun

Mass of the Sun


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author
Kiri Picone
author
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.
editor
Savannah Cox
editor
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.