Quarky and the Sun
What is the Sun, and why does it never run out?
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The story
Quarky flies toward the Sun to discover that our nearest star is a giant ball of burning gas — and why its light takes eight minutes to reach us.
What you'll learn
- The Sun is a star, the same kind you see twinkling at night.
- About one million Earths could fit inside the Sun.
- Sunlight takes about eight minutes to travel to Earth.
- The Sun gives us light, warmth, and the energy for almost all life.
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