The Blazing Sun


The Sun


We all know that there are billions and billions of stars in space. The nearest star from the earth is the Sun which is located at the center of the Solar System. The sun is orbited by all the planets, asteroid belts, dwarf planets, etc. ...  .  The temperature of the blazing sun is 5778 K (5504.85 degrees Celsius). "It's too hot, right?"






Formation

The present age of the sun is about 4.5 billion years. It is formed by the overwhelming gravity of the solar nebula which span faster and faster and formed a disk-like structure. The gravity pulled over 99.8% of the mass towards the center to form the sun.
 







Components

It is made up of:
                           
Hydrogen - 71%
Helium - 27.1%
Oxygen - 0.97%
Carbon - 0.40%
Nitrogen - 0.096%
Silicon - 0.099%
Magnesium - 0.076%
Neon - 0.058%
Iron - 0.014%
Sulfur - 0.040%


The layers



The three main layers of the sun: 

1) Core: The inner core is the place where the nuclear reaction consumes hydrogen to form helium, and then these reactions releases energy that leaves the surface as visible light.

2) Radiative Zone: By the means of radiative diffusion and thermal conduction the heat produced by the core is transported to the exterior in the form of electromagnetic radiations as photons.

3) Convection Zone: The surface of this zone is the main producer of light (photons).





Sun Storm

The sun storm is a type of disturbance on the surface of the sun. Some times there are massive explosions on the surface of the sun which emits a huge burst of energy in the form of solar flares and
coronal mass ejections.
 





Moons

The Sun does not have any moons, instead of moons they have planets, asteroid belt, dwarf planets that are orbiting the sun.





 















Comments

  1. Hoped you liked reading this article
    And learned something about the Sun.
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