There are so many interesting solar system facts, here are some of our favorites. For about a quarter of each Uranus year (or 21 Earth years, as each Uranus year is 84 years long), the sun shines ...

Quick facts about the sun How big it is: 865,000 miles (1.392 million kilometers) across How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) What type of star it is: A yellow dwarf star The sun ...

There are so many interesting solar system facts, here are some of our favorites.

5 fast facts about the sun Over 1 million Earths could fit inside the sun. The sun may look yellow from Earth, but it actually releases every color of light, meaning its true color is white. The ...