In deserts here on Earth, heat that has traveled 93 million miles from the sun can be hot enough to fry an egg. The sun's surface is a super-hot 10,832 degree F, and its center or core is even hotter.

The sun is a star- a gigantic ball of burning gas. it has been shining for about five billion years.


Not even sunglasses fully protect your eyes from the sun's dangerous ultraviolet (UV) rays. UV can burn your eyes and make you blind. If you want to see the Sun safely, ask an adult to show you how to project its image on a paper.

The sun is not the same all over. Some areas of its surface are darker. These spots are little pockets that are slightly cooler. Of course, sunspots are only 'little' compared to the  Sun- some grow to be as large as Jupiter, the biggest planet in the Solar System.

When there's a total eclipse. This happens when the Moon's path takes it between the Earth and the Sun, and the Moon's shadow across the surface of the Earth.